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Fumiko Ladd Chino: Inpatient care among cancer patients based on housing status
Oct 9, 2024, 09:31

Fumiko Ladd Chino: Inpatient care among cancer patients based on housing status

Fumiko Ladd Chino shared on X:

” ‘The care that we give to people who are experiencing homelessness — not just in cancer — is so different … It’s not because we want to give different care, but because there’s a lot of barriers.’ Kanan Shah, Healio.

Delivery of inpatient cancer care varies greatly based on housing status

Author: Josh Friedman.

Fumiko Ladd Chino: Inpatient care among cancer patients based on housing status

Inpatient Care and Outcomes Among People With Cancer Experiencing Homelessness

Authors: Kanan Shah, Patricia Mae G. Santos, Lillian A. Boe, Justin M. Barnes, Anna Tao, C. Jillian Tsai, Fumiko Chino.

Fumiko Ladd Chino: Inpatient care among cancer patients based on housing status

Source: Fumiko Ladd Chino/X

Fumiko Ladd Chino is an attending in Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, who specializes in gynecological and breast cancers. She was also a caregiver for her husband Andrew Mark Ladd, PhD who died from cancer in 2007.

She is a recipient of numerous awards, including ASCO Excellence in Equity Award (2022), Duke Radiation Oncology Award for Outstanding Clinical Research (2019), Duke University Hospital “Good Catch” Award (2018), Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Merit Award (2018), Duke University School of Medicine Dean’s Recognition Award (2014) and Memorial Hermann Hospital, Texas Medical Center Volunteer of the Year Award (2009).