Fumiko Ladd Chino: ASTRO Advocacy Day to advocate for improved access to lifesaving radiation in the US

Fumiko Ladd Chino shared a post on X:

“En route to DC for ASTRO Advocacy Day where I join other passionate radiation oncology to advocate for improved access to lifesaving radiation in the US. We will have a health policy skills based didactic session Monday and then hill meetings on Tuesday.”

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Fumiko Ladd Chino is a cancer researcher and Assistant Attending in Radiation Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (USA), 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).