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Fumiko Ladd Chino: ACSCAN Policy Forum on confronting the cost of care

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May 9, 2024, 11:30

Fumiko Ladd Chino: ACSCAN Policy Forum on confronting the cost of care

Fumiko Ladd Chino shared a post on X:

“On the train to DC for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACSCAN) Policy Forum, ‘Confronting the Cost of Care: Cancer and the Burden of Medical Debt’.

Date: Tomorrow, Thursday, May 9.
Time: 9:15AM-2:30PM ET
Location: Ronald Reagan Building, Washington DC or online.

Still time to Register for free!”

Fumiko Ladd Chino

Source: Fumiko Ladd Chino/X

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).

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