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Fumiko Ladd Chino: Policy reform is key to preventing cancer care denial
Dec 20, 2024, 10:26

Fumiko Ladd Chino: Policy reform is key to preventing cancer care denial

Fumiko Ladd Chino, Attending in Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, shared on X:

“Over the past several years, I’ve been denied care many times, including a scan requested by a doctor that likely would have caught my cancer at an earlier stage before it spread.

Prior authorization has harmed millions in the US. Violence is not the answer. Policy reform is.

For me, and millions of others, health care today is a race against the clock. Celebrating a killer won’t extend my life or anyone else’s, but enacting common-sense legislative reforms almost certainly will.’”

Fumiko Ladd Chino: Policy reform is key to preventing cancer care denial

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).