Kevin Young Xu
New York
Kevin Young Xu, 18, of Roslyn Heights, entered the Intel Science Talent Search
with a behavioral & social sciences project examining demographic and
psychological factors that may contribute to a lack of standard care for breast
cancer (radiotherapy or chemotherapy after lumpectomy) among inner city
patients. He surveyed 240 patients by mail and analyzed 105 responses, to
conclude that patients with a female oncologist were more likely to receive
standard care, and that patients who participated in decision-making with their
physicians had less anxiety than those who did not. Kevin also found equivalent
levels of participatory decision-making and patient anxiety regardless of
physician's gender and whether or not standard care had been received. He
believes his study highlights the importance of educating the public about
follow-up breast cancer treatment. Kevin is president of the model congress club
at Roslyn High School and principal cellist in the Eclectic Electric String
Ensemble. He is a winner of numerous academic and service awards, and a
volunteer at the Elmhurst Hospital. The son of Richard Xu and Karen Wang he
hopes to attend Columbia or University of Chicago.
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