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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

6 years

When you died from cancer at 28, the light went out for me. You were going to change the world with your brilliance. My plans (wife, artist, mother) had to change. We were always a team, so now 11 yrs later I'm a cancer doctor... trying to change the world. #ShareAStoryInOneTweet

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

2 years

As a cancer doctor, I was shocked to discover that cancer wasn’t the number one leading cause of cancer.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

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@akilahgreen @acweyand My mom had the highest GPA in her HS class but for some reason there was no valedictorian her year. 🧑🏻‍🎓

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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3 years

@DGlaucomflecken #Covid19ReliefTeam 👁✍️🧴🔬💀🧠☢️

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

2 years

🔥Hot take: A phrase I never want to hear again in medicine, "VIP Patient". If there is a better, more efficient, more patient-centered way of treating people we should be doing it for all of our patients.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

2 years

"To have and to hold..." On September 2nd, 2006 I married the love of my life. Every anniversary I recommit myself to his memory and to trying to live a life that I hope he would be proud of. It does not get easier. We move forward but we never move on.🖤

Widowed Early, A Cancer Doctor Writes About The Harm Of Medical Debt

A decade after the death of her husband, Fumiko Chino is studying the strain that uncovered medical costs put on cancer patients, even those who have insurance.

www.npr.org

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

3 years

💡Many cancers develop despite excellent "life long health decisions". I spent all day telling my patients that #cancer is NOT their fault. Can we reduce cancer risk? Yes. Can we PREVENT cancer? No.

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@fumikochino

3 years

So sweet. 6 person family walking down the street. Hand in hand. 6 people. Mom, dad, son, son, daughter, son. 👩🤝👨🤝👦🤝👦🤝👧🤝🧒 So sweet. Hand in hand. Walking down the street. In New York. Hand in Hand. 😡🤬

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

ABSOLUTELY NOT. This man was a pillar of strength for a whole community; we should not designate him a loser. He TRIUMPHED in a life cut short too soon. I refuse to make cancer the winner in this imaginary war. Chadwick Boseman won hearts and minds and cancer won nothing.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

5 years

Simple #TipsforNewDocs : 1) Introduce yourself & your role to everyone in room 2) never assume relationships, (verify spouse, kid, friend) 3) SIT DOWN (no chair? GET A CHAIR) 4) Speak in plain language (oncologist = cancer doctor) 5) “what ?s do you have” is better than “any ?s”

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

I have fielded insults (“Really? This is what you consider research? No better ideas?”) for doing this study. Physicians make fun that @JAMAOnc felt it was important enough to publish. But parking costs have real negative effects on patients & families.👇

Assessment of Parking Fees at National Cancer Institute–Designated Cancer Treatment Centers

This cross-sectional study reports parking fees at National Cancer Institute–designated cancer treatment centers to assess parking costs for the treatment duration of certain cancers.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

7 months

Franklin Chino (2006-2023) died peacefully today surrounded by his people. He brought years of joy to his family. He predeceased by Andrew who adopted him with Fumiko somehow knowing that a cat would help her grief & help support her transition from cancer widow to researcher. 🖤

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

5 years

Too often people are #underinsured and financially burdened by the cost of #cancer care. Faced with a choice between their money and their lives, some patients lose both. Proud of our #graphicmedicine OP-ED in @latimes @NathanAGray #financialtoxicity

Op-Ed: In med school, a mission found me. But it will never be just a job — cancer and grief...

A young widow who lost her husband to cancer drowns in grief and medical debt. Now she is a cancer doctor who sees her own tragedy play out in other patients.

www.latimes.com

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

We have a #cancerbell but I also privately give my patients a hand folded origami crane (symbol of hope & healing) at their last status check with me. I include a short note to acknowledge that the end of treatment can be both a triumphant & paradoxically scary time.

Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

Many patients love the #CancerBell (rung at the end of #cancer treatment); however, some can be hurt by this “celebratory” ritual. Are we helping some & harming others? If so, what do we do with the bell? This @ASTRO_org podcast discusses this phenomena.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

My favorite books of the decade: 1. I didn’t 2. Barely read 3. Any books 4. Because I was 5. In Med school 6. And then residency 7. Trying to cram 8. All cancer knowledge 9. Into my brain 10. #whenbreathbecomesair

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

1 year

@CSonic235 459.0 See, for me it's the significant digit on the mangoes that cracks me up. LET'S BE REAL. NOBODY BUYS PART OF A MANGO.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

2 years

Saw a dear patient in follow up today and she showed me her new tattoo. I cried. ❤️😭🙏 Never say this job is a one way street. My patients lift me up. (picture with permission)

Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

We have a #cancerbell but I also privately give my patients a hand folded origami crane (symbol of hope & healing) at their last status check with me. I include a short note to acknowledge that the end of treatment can be both a triumphant & paradoxically scary time.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

2 years

Beyond honored to receive this @ASCO Excellence in Equity Award. I must point to the amazing work that has come before to bow to true leaders in healthcare equity research 🙏Drs @DrWinkfield @NarjustDumaMD @ChristinaChapMD @DrRobWinn CRT/ @DHMC_RadOnc etc

Fumiko Chino, Craig B. Thompson, and Jedd D. Wolchok Awarded the

These special awards are presented to researchers and global oncology leaders who have reshaped cancer care around the world and are among the highest honors bestowed by ASCO.

www.mskcc.org

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

Fourteen years ago I married Andrew Mark Ladd. He is in my heart forever. With each successive year I move forward but I will never move on.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

1,000+ comments about our @JAMAOnc study about the costs of parking for patients w/ #cancer . People feel very passionately about this topic. I do too... I paid $15+/day for parking when my husband was treated. It seemed so cruel. #financialtoxicity

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

2 years

#ASCO22 highlights: coordinating my outfit to my @GoHealio #DisruptiveInnovator award for “The Patient Voice”. But seriously… I become an oncologist bc my experiences as a #cancerCaregiver highlighted large flaws in health care in the US. I wanted to try and help fix them. 🙏

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

3 years

If you’re the praying type or just the kind to send good wishes into the universe, I need your help. Both my parents (and my aunt & uncle) have #covid19 . Currently quarantined, doing okay with low grade temps & mild symptoms. Both with PMH that put them at risk. I’m so scared.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

5 years

March 4th. The only date that is also a command: My husband was diagnosed at age 27 as having aggressive neuroendocrine cancer. 14 months, 27 kg, & 3 hospitalizations later, Andrew died. On March 4, 2007, the life we had planned together was over before it had really even begun.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

2 years

Trying something new... I've seen others put the photo of trainees that they've worked with in the corner of the slide to acknowledge who led the work. Always thought it was cool but finally pulled the trigger to add to my slides. What do we think? 🤔

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

#RestInPower Chadwick Boseman, this one really got me. I know all people with cancer are secretly superheroes. I just didn’t know that some superheroes secretly had cancer. #wakandaForever #crcsm

'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of...

abcstlouis.com

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

2 years

Finally hung my @ASCO award in my office. 🤩 I am grateful and privileged to do research in affordability, access, and equity. I am standing on the shoulders of giants; make no mistake that this work has a long history primarily done by those who do not have awards (or offices).

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

3 years

#weekendThoughts : After we move out from this apartment, I sure will miss the sunrises and sunsets from the 37th floor. #ManhattanLife

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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3 years

@StephenGrantMD I'm so sorry for this cruelty. Your son deserves better from his community, school, and from those purporting to be part of his education.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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4 years

Police shining flashlight in my eyes: Where are you going? Me (returning at 10pm bc, well, 👩🏻‍⚕️🩺 ): Home Police: Where are you coming from? Me (glancing down at scrubs & hospital badge): Work Police: Don’t you know there’s a curfew? Me: 🤷🏻‍♀️ I stay at work until the work is done.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

1 year

@britttlifts Delia’s: first the catalogue then the store.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

2 years

This beautiful photograph is in my office. It is from my best friend’s wedding. I love the layered humanity and the captured intimacy of me and my husband. This is before he got sick. We were young, healthy, and in love. #NationalCaregiversMonth

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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2 years

@marklewismd I’m beginning to think this is all a scam perpetrated by “big grocery” to keep us complacent and dependent on our next meal. I’m going to do my own research on this.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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3 years

A patient I met for the first time today brought in the @sloan_kettering article that she had just read. She thought I might need a copy. And I did!! First time I saw the story in print. ❤️

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

1 year

This is my periodic alert that @costplusdrugs has #Ondansetron #Zofran at $13 for 90 tabs. I was spending $35 PER PILL out of pocket & having to ration when my husband was puking his guts out from #cancer related nausea. 🤢🤮 Zofran caused significant #FinancialToxicity for us.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

8 months

My beloved Franklin has a leg sarcoma with ?lung mets. I have cancelled my #ASTRO23 travel plans to stay with the guy who got me thru dark times. I’d welcome suggestions for vet palliative radiation venues in NY/NJ. Read how Franklin saved my life:

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

3 years

Honored that our small study on parking fees for patients with #cancer really struck a cord. It was the #1 most viewed/downloaded article in @JAMAOnc in 2020. #FinancialToxicity is driven by both small and large costs, we have alot of work to do!

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

Happy Mother’s Day! My mom grew up in a trailer in Tennessee, worked throughout school to support her family, & lived in the YMCA. She ultimately went to Med school in the 1960s & become a #RadOnc in the 1970s. Along the way, she had 5 kids while building a successful career!

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

2 years

Mourning the loss of my collaborator & friend Dr @TarlieTownsend . The best way I can honor her phenomenal resilience and keen intellect is to share her powerful words from #ASCOQLTY21 . Her talk in the #Metavivors panel outlined her strength and her message to oncologists. 🧵1/

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

So... this happened. Thank you @Verified

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

This tweet was 2 yrs ago and now I'm at @sloan_kettering doing research on 1) how to improve the patient experience during #cancer treatment and 2) how to improve equity in all aspects of health care delivery. It's been 13 yrs since Andrew died & I still think about him every day

Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

6 years

When you died from cancer at 28, the light went out for me. You were going to change the world with your brilliance. My plans (wife, artist, mother) had to change. We were always a team, so now 11 yrs later I'm a cancer doctor... trying to change the world. #ShareAStoryInOneTweet

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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2 years

I was beyond honored to receive two different awards yesterday at #ASCO22 . The @ASCO Excellent in Equity Award and the @GoHealio The Patient Voice Award, both for work that I have been privileged to do in the field of #financialToxicity and health care #affordability . 1/3

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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2 years

It’s 6am and I’m ready to kick 45 in the face. 🎂

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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2 years

I'm not just the President of the Hair Club for Men... I am also a client. #FinancialToxicity #Cancer #MedicalDebt .

Widowed Early, A Cancer Doctor Writes About The Harm Of Medical Debt

A decade after the death of her husband, Fumiko Chino is studying the strain that uncovered medical costs put on cancer patients, even those who have insurance.

www.npr.org

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

"The stress & overwhelming crushing defeat of these bills that would come in every week —it had an effect on our quality of life." After keeping it secret for over a decade, I went public in 2017 on how #financialtoxicity had affected me & my late husband

Widowed Early, A Cancer Doctor Writes About The Harm Of Medical Debt

A decade after the death of her husband, Fumiko Chino is studying the strain that uncovered medical costs put on cancer patients, even those who have insurance.

www.npr.org

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

7 months

Clinicians HATE #priorAuth . How do patients feel? We asked... their experience is also bad. Most experienced a delay in recommended oncology care leading to: 1⃣ increased anxiety 2⃣ decreased TRUST 3⃣ patient administrative burden @JAMANetworkOpen :

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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6 years

|￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣| ASK PATIENTS. ASK THEM ABOUT THEIR FEARS. ASK THEM ABOUT THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM. ASK THEM ABOUT THEIR COSTS. THEN LISTEN. |＿＿＿＿＿＿��＿＿＿| (\__/) || (•ㅅ•) || / 　づ

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

3 years

One of my patients gave me a small pin with the motto “Radiate Positivity” and it’s everything to me today. ☢️⚡️🩺👩🏻‍⚕️⚛️ #radonc #womenwhoCurie

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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2 years

I'm not sure why it just hit me that none of my old life's plans are true today. I am not a wife nor an artist or a mother. Those dreams are gone, lost, erased. I am happy as an oncologist but wow, this hit me like a tonne of bricks today. #beforeAndafterCANCER

Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

6 years

When you died from cancer at 28, the light went out for me. You were going to change the world with your brilliance. My plans (wife, artist, mother) had to change. We were always a team, so now 11 yrs later I'm a cancer doctor... trying to change the world. #ShareAStoryInOneTweet

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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4 years

Walked out from my 12 hr day (not bad right? I’m usually 14hrs on Weds) into sunshine & this ❤️ message at @sloan_kettering Monmouth. 100% started crying. The days are getting longer, the sun is shining brighter, & we’re going to beat this thing, together. #Covid19NJ #COVID19nyc

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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6 months

We can do it!

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

☝️I actually counsel students looking at residency programs to evaluate the research output of the department. The majority of manuscripts should have trainee or junior faculty first authors. Otherwise it’s a signal that senior members of the dept don’t know how mentorship works.

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@seanmmcbride

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As I scroll major journals, I sometimes wonder: why’re long tenured full profs still first authoring major publications? What’s the driver? #MedTwitter #radonc

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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3 years

🧐This week I had another paper accepted but a hard look makes me realize that I am failing at life. My car is impounded due to expired registration, I feel overwhelmed constantly, and I haven't seen a dentist in 3 years. I need to do a ROS/review of systems on my life.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

5 years

#WomenWhoCurie are so ready for this!! “From the 1870s to the modern era, #Radioactive is a journey through #MarieCurie 's enduring legacies – her passionate relationships, scientific breakthroughs, & the consequences that followed for her & for the world” #radoncwomen

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2 years

1⃣Overcoming adversity is a huge success. 2⃣Pulling oneself out of a big hole is a big accomplishment. 3⃣Acheiving a normal life after everything goes sideways is an incredible win. 🙏 @fosslien

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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3 years

Whenever Andrew thought something was funny or amazing he would always grab his head as if his brain couldn't handle the information. Words cannot really explain how much I miss this guy. We move forward but we don't move on. #MarchForth

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4 years

I wrote a story about my cat. He's a good cat. He might have just saved my life. Please read it in @ASCO_pubs .

Pet Therapy: How the Cat I Never Wanted Saved My Life

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@fumikochino

3 years

"My husband would not be defined by his cancer and I will not be defined by being a cancer widow. I am physician, an oncologist, and I am on a mission to improve cancer care in America." @endwellproject #Take10 : today 12/10/2020

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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4 years

Patients w/ #metastatic #pancreaticCancer are spending 10% of their remaining time alive on doctors appointments (including >half spent commuting or in waiting rooms). When time is limited, is THIS how we want to spend our last days? #pancsm #pallonc #hpm

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5 years

Orientation starts today! Honored to work @sloan_kettering and join a team dedicated to exceptional patient care, innovative research, and outstanding educational programs. #radonc #womenwhocurie #radoncwomen

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@fumikochino

5 months

Every week I fold cranes for my patients who complete their radiation for cancer. It no longer surprises me when patients cry as it’s an emotional time, however what still surprises me is how many times *I cry*. Thousands of patients later I hope I never stop feeling this bond.❤️

Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

We have a #cancerbell but I also privately give my patients a hand folded origami crane (symbol of hope & healing) at their last status check with me. I include a short note to acknowledge that the end of treatment can be both a triumphant & paradoxically scary time.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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2 years

Celebrating #DoctorsDay by printing out a physical reminder for myself that it is OKAY to pass on some “opportunities” and to protect myself and my time. #burnoutMitigation #selfcare IT👏IS👏OKAY👏TO👏SAY👏“NO”

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3 years

It's the classic American story: Boy meets girl. Boy is dx with #cancer . Boy reaches insurance cap & starts paying out of pocket. Girl quits job to take care of boy. Boy dies anyway. Girl is left grieving and threatened by debt collectors.

Op-Ed: In med school, a mission found me. But it will never be just a job — cancer and grief...

A young widow who lost her husband to cancer drowns in grief and medical debt. Now she is a cancer doctor who sees her own tragedy play out in other patients.

www.latimes.com

Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

3 years

Like all good stories, it starts by falling in love.

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4 years

It is an honor and a privilege to be able to cure cancer, palliate pain, and do meaningful research about #cancer delivery and costs @sloan_kettering @MSK_RadOnc I am grateful to be one of 3 #womenwhocurie (and one proud #heforshe ) in a #radonc family. #radoncWomen

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5 years

Treatment for cancer should not bankrupt families. Treatment for cancer should not bankrupt families. Treatment for cancer should not bankrupt families. Treatment for cancer should not bankrupt families. Treatment for cancer should not bankrupt families.

Shikha Jain MD, FACP

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5 years

Palliative care and hospice is not “giving up.” Palliative care and hospice is not “giving up.” Palliative care and hospice is not “giving up.” Palliative care and hospice is not “giving up.” Palliative care and hospice is not “giving up.”

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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#ASCO21 #Day1 : I am a #radiationoncologist and part of a growing group of #womenWhoCurie . Today I will share some of my clinic day as well as my thoughts on abstracts presented at the @ASCO annual meeting. My focuses are: #radonc #healthequity #healthpolicy & #financialToxicity

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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4 years

How many successful women have been labeled #TooAmbitious like it is a problem? From now on I’m considering it a compliment. #KamalaHarrisForVP “ #AmbitiousWomen have always been a problem for those who have wanted to maintain the status quo”

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2 years

Happy Mother’s Day to my #radoncMom ☢️⚡️🧬. She went to medical school in the 1960s, did residency in the 70s, raised 7 kids in the 80s and retired in the 2010s. #womenWhoCurie #weWhoCurie 💪🩺🩻

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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3 years

Got this from a patient & hung it in my office. If you were to ask me what I value more, it’s not AOA or honors on a diploma. It’s that my patients trust me with their life, during their darkest hours, in their triumphs, & with their greatest fears. 🙏 #IAmARadiationOncologist

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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1 year

Preparing a talk: "Shared Decision Making:An Opportunity to Improve Patient Centered Care" I made this graphic to represent my biggest learning curve as a physician. 🤍🖤 It is truly rare that a decision is 100% cut & dry, black & white. So much of what I do is in the grey.

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2 years

“Fumiko Chino, MD, a radiation oncologist at @MSKCancerCenter , and the first recipient of the Excellence in Equity Award at the 2022 @ASCO Annual Meeting, doesn't just understand the harrowing financial shock of a cancer diagnosis: she has lived it."

ASCO Honors Dr. Fumiko Chino With Inaugural Excellence in Equity Award for Promoting Equitable Care...

Fumiko Chino, MD, a radiation oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and the first recipient of the Excellence in Equity Award at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting, doesn't just understand...

dailynews.ascopubs.org

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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4 years

My most anticipated session from #ASCOQLTY20 : "The Patient is a Member of the Care team". Say it louder for the people in the back!! THE PATIENT IS A MEMBER OF THE CARE TEAM #patientadvocates @ASCO

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@fumikochino

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✅ #ASCOQLTY21 I have arrived! Checked in and picked up my badge. First lanyard in 2 years. Is it weird to say I’ve missed these ribbons?

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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I learned about the lifesaving power of #radiation from an early age. I was the youngest of 7 kids, and my mother was one of the first female radiation oncologists in Indiana. Her dedication to her patients has been the model for me in my practice. #WomenWhoCurie #RadOncWomen

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@fumikochino

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A bit saddened by the #ageDiscrimination of this grant call requiring applicants be born ≥1980. I understand (and applaud) the desire to fund those establishing careers but an age limit punishes those (like me) who came late to academia but are still early in our faculty career.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

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Good morning Washington DC from some of the women of @asco . We’re passionate about improving cancer care in America and we’ve got something to say. #ASCOAdvocacySummit

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

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My husband was diagnosed with a #NET in his 20s. It took his life & left me a cancer widow besieged by debt collectors. Grief galvanized me become a physician & to do research on access, affordability, & equity. 🙏My prayers are with you @JoaquinCastrotx .

Joaquin Castro

@JoaquinCastrotx

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12 days, $126k That was the cost for surgery prep, surgery and ten days in the hospital. It’s easy to see how that could bankrupt someone without insurance or without enough insurance. With very good insurance I got billed several thousand dollars. 17.5/

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🚨 @Oncoalert : Providing hospital funded rideshare transportation for resource-limited pts with #cancer increased their #radiation completion rates & was a net benefit for the hospital. 🚗Turns out that helping pts get necessary care is good for business.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

6 years

@eugenegu Last year in clinic an older white male patient told me with glee that he had the right to grab my ass if he wanted to. [I asked him politely not to and then proceeded to make a plan to treat his cancer.] And, yes, he was wearing a large Trump pin (I wish I was kidding). #medToo

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@fumikochino

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“People don’t quite understand how an animal is a therapeutic agent for people with cancer. It’s more effective for some of my patients than an anti-nausea pill or a pain pill...And yet, sometimes we don’t respect that, as clinicians.” 🐱🐶 @TheCancerLetter

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

5 years

Well, it's official now. The email is out of the bag. Formally announced as new faculty @MRadonc @sloan_kettering treating #gynecologicalcancer #breastcancer #gyncsm #bcsm & trying to find solutions to #financialtoxicity . Continually improving #cancercare is our top priority.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

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We are in a different #covid19 world today than 3 yrs ago, but masking when practical and taking a rapid today is not a burden on me. I know I’m in the minority now. We used to judge people for not wearing masks and now we do the same for those who continue to wear them. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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@fumikochino

5 years

A graphic for the rare art-star wars nerd hybrid.

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@fumikochino

4 years

Excited to start this #survivorship project for those treated for #cancer as young adults. #FinancialToxicity can be a lingering side effect of tx, limit education/career growth, and leave lasting financial burden. I am working w/ the amazing Bridgette Thom, PhD @sloan_kettering

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@MSK_RadOnc

4 years

Congrats to PI Dr @fumikochino for her 2019 Chanel Endowment to Fund Survivorship Research Award for her project: “Running on Empty”: Financial Literacy, Financial Capacity and Enduring Financial Toxicity in Young Adult Cancer Survivors. #ayacsm #financialtoxicity #survivorship

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@fumikochino

4 years

👏How many patients: 1) were denied an appt bc of insurance issues? 2) had their appt cancelled bc they were 40 min late due to public transit? 3) couldn’t afford gas or parking? 5) couldn’t find childcare? 6) had to work instead? 7) budgeted for groceries instead of a co-pay?

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@NarjustFlorezMD

4 years

Your patient can have a PD-L1 expression of 90% but if he/she doesn't have a way to get to treatment (transportation)- The response rate is 0% !! Social determinants of health are an essential part of oncology care. Ask! Inquire! @dsmithgraz @fumikochino @DrWinkfield

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@fumikochino

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"At a certain point, if your dying husband wants a cat … you get a cat, right?" Before the pandemic I wrote a piece about how my cat saved my life. It's still true. #CatMedTwitter

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

2 years

For the record, I posted a screen shot bc I felt confident that @CDC_Cancer would immediately post a correction with the intended statement “Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death in the US.” But now we’re >24 hours and they appear to just be leaning in. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

3 years

I guess I left out the final part of the story: Girl goes to medical school to try and change the system from within.🖤

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

2 years

Continuing to mask at meetings & test during travel. 😷 I know that “mask optional” meetings mean most will omit masks; I literally just saw this at my last meeting as one of the few masked MDs. @ASCO : There’s still time to change #ASCO22 policies. We’re in it for patient health.

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

Let me clear why this is important to me & to millions who grieve their loved ones daily: My husband DID NOT “lose his battle” —he WON the good days he had after his cancer dx. He was taken too soon by a horrible disease. His life was a TRIUMPH; it’s the world’s loss not his.

Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

“We will all die 1 day; perhaps the winner here is the person who does it under his/her own terms; the person who dies peacefully & not at war. Let us ...remember them as victors in life, not losers in death. Let us stop letting cancer appear to be the winner.” #endthebattle

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@fumikochino

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Sometimes you need to take a midday break back to your room to take an hour to eat chips and gummiworms and drink a Coke Zero in blessed silence before returning to the conference. 👀 I see you introverts. #ASCOQLTY22

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

2 years

I have worn lipstick <20 times in my lifetime but I got a new bug when I turned 45 last week so I’m trying out a new stain. So far so good & no transfer to my mask thus far today. I’ll keep you posted since clearly this is a Twitter worthy transformation of my status quo. 😅😂🤣

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

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💊 @costplusdrugs has #Xeloda #Capecitabine for <$25/month for a 500mg BID dose WITHOUT health insurance. This will be a game changer for those with GI cancers #crcsm #pancsm and #tripleNegative #breastcancer #bcsm . 🚨 @OncoAlert 🚨

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

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@arghavan_salles YES. This is on my formal, academic CV: "Cancer Caregiver and Subsequent Cancer Widow,Ann Arbor MI and Houston TX,08/2006-08/2008" To "explain the gap". Is this really necessary?

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

2 years

Scientists NEED to become better communicators. Proud of this manuscript highlighting HOW to present your research to diverse audiences, WHY it matters, and some Do's & Don'ts. With: Drs @aaronecarroll @DusetzinaS @yzafar & Ms. @sangerkatz in @JNCI_Now

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@fumikochino

4 years

Delighted to speak tomorrow AM for @sloan_kettering Surgery Grand Rounds on #FinancialToxicity . The #costsofcare have only been rising and the negative effects on our patients can be catastrophic. Solutions require government, health systems, provider, and interpersonal changes.

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@fumikochino

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The irreplaceable Dr @DrWinkfield paired with Dr @NarjustDumaMD ? That’s @ASCO #ASCO22 double trouble. 🔥🔥 #ASCO22Day1

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

4 years

🚨The 1st, 2nd, & 3rd symptom of #cancer are IGNORED by physicians for those under 40. My husband was told he had IBS but got no real testing for why he was sick for 6 MONTHS. He lost 30lbs before he was taken seriosly & a CT scan showed cancer compressing his pancreas. #ayacsm

Mark Lewis

@marklewismd

4 years

As a gastrointestinal oncologist I cannot begin to tell you how many young patients I’ve seen with incurable #coloncancer after being told they had hemorrhoids without a rectal exam, or irritable bowel syndrome without a colonoscopy #ripChadwick & may we learn from this #crcsm

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

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"Each person who walks through my door is an individual, with hopes, fears, and a personal history that is much larger than just a cancer diagnosis." My @sloan_kettering profile is up! Proud to practice high-quality, patient-centered care @MSK_RadOnc

Fumiko Chino

Memorial Sloan Kettering radiation oncologist Fumiko Chino specializes in using IMRT, IGRT, SBRT, and brachytherapy to treat gynecologic cancers, breast cancer, and prostate cancer. Her practice is...

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

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It was my parents 41st anniversary recently. They raised 7 kids in small town Indiana who are now: 3 radiation oncologists, 1 NASA engineer, 1 marketing executive, 1 lawyer, and a teacher. #blendedFamily

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD

@fumikochino

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This #NationalDoctorsDay I’m celebrating the amazing physicians in NYC who are working long hrs to provide the best care for their patients in an impossible situation. I am proud to be a @sloan_kettering doctor & proud to serve this amazing city full of grit, heart, & resilience.

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