Fumiko Ladd Chino: Insights from NLP model study on the needs of cancer crowdfunding
Fumiko Ladd Chino shared on X:
” A large NLP model found >90,000 cancer-related crowdfunding campaigns launched over ~2 years of which one third cited financial hardship and health-related social needs.
Only 11% actually achieved fundraising goals.”
Natural Language Processing–Assessed Unmet Medical and Social Needs in Cancer Crowdfunding Stories
Authors:
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).
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