Fumiko Ladd Chino: Kaitlyn Lapen categorizes patient costs for medical cannabis during cancer tx

Fumiko Ladd Chino shared one of her previous posts on X and added:

“Dr. Kaitlyn Lapen categorizes patient costs for medical cannabis during cancer tx. Median cost for cannabis is $80/month.
This is EXPENSIVE for a single med without a proven EBM benefit. We need better education & more RCT to show benefits (and harms).”

Patient out-of-pocket costs for cannabis use during cancer treatment

Authors: Kaitlyn Lapen, MD, Akriti Mishra Meza, MS, Edward Christopher Dee, MD, Jun J Mao, MD, MSCE, Nirupa Jaya Raghunathan, MD, Sankeerth Jinna, MPH, Jessica Brens, DNP, FNP-BC, Deborah Korenstein, MD, Helena Furberg-Barnes, PhD, Talya Salz, PhD, Fumiko Chino, MD

Source: Fumiko Ladd Chino/X

Fumiko Ladd Chino is an Assistant Professor 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).