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Fumiko Ladd Chino: A cancer focused workshop in DC before the CaregiverNation24 summit
Nov 20, 2024, 00:37

Fumiko Ladd Chino: A cancer focused workshop in DC before the CaregiverNation24 summit

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

“Speaking tomorrow at a cancer focused workshop in DC before the CaregiverNation24 summit.

Caregivers are the unpaid glue that holds the US health system together.

It’s time for unified action to make caregiving more sustainable, equitable, and dignified.”

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)