
Fumiko Chino, MD
Department of Breast Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology
About Dr. Fumiko Chino
Fumiko Chino, MD is a cancer researcher and Assistant Professor in Breast Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and was a founding lead of the Affordability Working Group at Memorial Sloan Kettering. She is also one of the Directors at the Costs of Care group, a NGO working to improve affordability in healthcare. Her research is focused on patient-centered care including the financial toxicity of cancer care and survivorship, healthcare disparities, equity, and access. She is the recipient of the inaugural 2022 ASCO Excellence in Equity Award and the incoming Chair of the 2025 ASCO Quality Care Symposium. Her work has been published in Lancet Oncology, JAMA Internal Medicine, and JAMA Oncology, and her commentary on healthcare reform and cancer care has been featured in the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA Oncology, and The Los Angeles Times. In July 2024, she testified for the Congress HELP Committee (Health, Education, Labor and Pensions) on the harms of medical debt. Her work has been covered by national news media outlets including the New York Times, Forbes, NPR, and NBC News. She has received research support from the NIH, the Radiation Oncology Institute, and the Chanel Foundation and has spoken across the US and internationally on equity and the costs of care. She serves as an Associate Editor for JAMA Network Open and a Special Editor for JCO Oncology Practice.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology Department, Division of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
2014 | Duke University School of Medicine, US, Doctor of Medicine |
2000 | University of Houston, US, Photography/Digital Imaging, Bachelor of Fine Arts |
Postgraduate Training
2015-2019 | Radiation Oncology Residency, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC |
2014-2015 | Internship, Internal Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Attending, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 2019 - 2024
Honors & Awards
Volunteer of the Year Award, Aurora Picture Show | |
Texas Medical Center Volunteer of the Year Award, Memorial Hermann Hospital | |
Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award, Aurora Picture Show | |
“Good Catch” Award, Duke University Hospital | |
Fellows Recognition Program, NCCN | |
ASCO Merit Award, Conquer Cancer Foundation | |
Award for Outstanding Clinical Research, Duke Radiation Oncology | |
Advocacy Day Travel Grant, ASTRO | |
Excellence in Equity Award, ASCO | |
Disruptive Innovator Awards: “The Patient Voice”, Healio | |
“Employee of the Month”, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | |
Leadership Development Program, ASCO | |
Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (FASCO), ASCO |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Zheng, Z, Yu, S, Islami, F, Banegas, MP, Zhao, J, Zhang, J, Chino, F, Yabroff, KR. Natural Language Processing-Assessed Unmet Medical and Social Needs in Cancer Crowdfunding Stories. JAMA Oncology 10(12), 2024. PMID: 39388155.
- Panzone, JM, Rood, GJ, Wu, MS, Chino, F, Morgans, AK, Chandrasekar, T, Basnet, A, Bratslavsky, G, Goldberg, H. COVID-19 testing and financial toxicity in cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer 32(12), 2024. PMID: 39579222.
- Rhodes, S, Miller, DG, Chino, F. “When Less is More”. Current treatment options in oncology 25(12):1495-1505, 2024. PMID: 39585586.
- Santos, P, Oronce, CA, Shah, K, Chino, F, Torres, M, Jagsi, R, Deville, C, Vapiwala, N. Asian American Representation in Medicine by Career Stage and Residency Specialty. JAMA Network Open 7(11):e2444478, 2024. PMID: 39560945.
- Zhao J, Kajeepeta S, Manz CR, Han X, Nogueira LM, Zheng Z, Fan Q, Shi KS, Chino F, Yabroff KR. County-level jail and state-level prison incarceration and cancer mortality in the United States. J Natl Cancer Inst None(None):None, 2024. PMID: 39284772.
- Shah K, Santos PMG, Boe LA, Barnes JM, Tao A, Tsai CJ, Chino F. Inpatient Care and Outcomes Among People With Cancer Experiencing Homelessness. JAMA Oncol None(None):None, 2024. PMID: 39235774.
- Kazmi AR, Hussaini SMQ, Chino F, Yabroff KR, Barnes JM. Associations of State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Eligibility Policies With Mammography. J Am Coll Radiol 21(9):1406-1418, 2024. PMID: 38935002.
- Thom B, Aviki EM, Lapen K, Thompson T, Chino F. Screening for Health-Related Social Needs and Financial Toxicity Among Patients With Cancer Treated With Radiation Therapy: Findings From a Quality Improvement Project. J Am Coll Radiol 21(9):1352-1361, 2024. PMID: 38971414.
- Chino F, Narayan AK, Sadigh G. Identifying and Addressing Health-Related Social Risks and Needs: Our Role. J Am Coll Radiol 21(9):1333-1335, 2024. PMID: 38971412.
- Wang S, Lapen K, Kohli K, Chino F, Dee EC. Family financial toxicity of cancer in the United States: implications beyond the individual. Lancet Reg Health Am 37:100849, 2024. PMID: 39185034.
- Hart NH, Nekhlyudov L, Smith TJ, Yee J, Fitch MI, Crawford GB, Koczwara B, Ashbury FD, Lustberg MB, Mollica M, Smith AL, Jefford M, Chino F, Zon R, Agar MR, Chan RJ. Survivorship Care for People Affected by Advanced or Metastatic Cancer: MASCC-ASCO Standards and Practice Recommendations. JCO Oncol Pract 20(9):1160-1172, 2024. PMID: 38684036.
- Ho FDV, Thaploo A, Wang K, Narayan A, Alberto IRI, Ong EP, Kohli K, Kohli M, Jain B, Dee EC, Gomez SL, Janopaul-Naylor J, Chino F. Cervical cancer disparities in stage at presentation for disaggregated Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Am J Obstet Gynecol None(None):None, 2024. PMID: 39179090.
- Lapen K, Mishra Meza A, Dee EC, Mao JJ, Raghunathan NJ, Jinna S, Brens J, Korenstein D, Furberg-Barnes H, Salz T, Chino F. Patient out-of-pocket costs for cannabis use during cancer treatment. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2024(66):305-312, 2024. PMID: 39108238.
- Beck EJ, Sherry AD, Florez MA, Kouzy R, Abi Jaoude J, Lin TA, Miller AM, Passy AH, Kupferman GS, Patel RR, Chino F, Higbie VS, Parseghian CM, Overman MJ, Minsky BD, Thomas CR Jr, Tang C, Msaouel P, Ludmir EB. Secondary Endpoint Utilization and Publication Rate among Phase III Oncology Trials. Cancer Res Commun 4(8):2183-2188, 2024. PMID: 39099199.
- Lapen, K, Meza, AM, Dee, EC, Mao, JJ, Raghunathan, NJ, Jinna, S, Brens, J, Korenstein, D, Furberg-Barnes, H, Salz, T, Chino, F. Patient out-of-pocket costs for cannabis use during cancer treatment. Journal of the National Cancer Institute - Monographs 2024(66):305-312, 2024. PMID: None.
- Marion S, Dalwadi SM, Kuczmarska-Haas A, Gillespie EF, Ludwig MS, Holliday EB, Thom B, Chino F, Lee A. Isolation, discrimination, and feeling "constant Guilt": A mixed-methods analysis of female physicians' experience with fertility, family planning, and oncology careers. Cancer None(None):None, 2024. PMID: 39072703.
- Jain U, Rahim F, Jain B, Tresa Mathew A, Feliciano EJG, Dee EC, Lapen K, Lee F, Chino F, Tremblay D, Tsai JJ. Trends in location of death for individuals with acute myeloid leukemia in the United States. Leuk Lymphoma None(None):1-4, 2024. PMID: 39066785.
- Shah K, Tao A, Chino J, Chino F. Cancer Doesn't Know the Day of the Week: Temporal Trends in Day of Death. Res Sq None(None):None, 2024. PMID: 39041025.
- Kohli K, Kohli M, Jain B, Swami N, Ranganathan S, Chino F, Iyengar P, Yerramilli D, Dee EC. Characterizing disparities in receipt of palliative care for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders with metastatic cancer in the United States. Support Care Cancer 32(8):494, 2024. PMID: 38977496.
- Yabroff KR, Doran JF, Zhao J, Chino F, Shih YT, Han X, Zheng Z, Bradley CJ, Bryant MF. Cancer diagnosis and treatment in working-age adults: Implications for employment, health insurance coverage, and financial hardship in the United States. CA Cancer J Clin 74(4):341-358, 2024. PMID: 38652221.
- Corrigan KL, Bankston ME, Holliday EB, Shaitelman SF, Lee A, Goodman CR, Fuller CD, Chino FL, Thomas CR Jr, Jagsi R, Ludmir EB. Disease Site Specialization in the Academic Radiation Oncology Workforce: Evidence of Gender Differences. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys None(None):None, 2024. PMID: 38897359.
- Taparra K, Benavente R, Shih JJ, Gimmen MY, Tominez P, Kekumano KE, Pineda E, Halualani G, Cakobau H, Ludmir EB, Deville C Jr, Peppercorn J, Gomez SL, Bosserman L, Chino F, Patel MI, Shah C. Race and Ethnicity Representation in Phase 2/3 Oncology Clinical Trial Publications: A Systematic Review. JAMA Health Forum 5(6):e241388, 2024. PMID: 38848090.
- Cuaron JJ, McBride S, Chino F, Parikh D, Kollmeier M, Pastrana G, Wagner K, Tamas A, Gomez D. Patient Safety and Satisfaction With Fully Remote Management of Radiation Oncology Care. JAMA Netw Open 7(6):e2416570, 2024. PMID: 38865123.
- Shin JY, Chino F, Cuaron JJ, Washington C, Jablonowski M, McBride S, Gomez DR. Insurance Denials and Patient Treatment in a Large Academic Radiation Oncology Center. JAMA Netw Open 7(6):e2416359, 2024. PMID: 38865128.
- Columbres RC, Feliciano EJG, Taleon-Tampo KJ, Legaspi KEY, Eala MAB, Ng K, Chino F, Ting FIL, Dee EC. Pediatric cancers and family financial toxicity in the Philippines: insights for Southeast Asia and similarly resourced settings. Lancet Reg Health West Pac 47(None):101114, 2024. PMID: 39022747.
- Patel TA, Jain B, Vapiwala N, Chino F, Tringale KR, Mahal BA, Yamoah K, McBride SN, Lam MB, Hubbard A, Nguyen PL, Dee EC. Trends in Utilization and Medicare Spending on Short-Course Radiation Therapy for Breast and Prostate Cancer: An Episode-Based Analysis From 2015 to 2019. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 119(1):17-22, 2024. PMID: 38072324.
- Hart NH, Nekhlyudov L, Smith TJ, Yee J, Fitch MI, Crawford GB, Koczwara B, Ashbury FD, Lustberg MB, Mollica M, Smith AL, Jefford M, Chino F, Zon R, Agar MR, Chan RJ. Survivorship care for people affected by advanced or metastatic cancer: MASCC-ASCO standards and practice recommendations. Support Care Cancer 32(5):313, 2024. PMID: 38679639.
- Lu S, Rakovitch E, Hannon B, Zimmermann C, Dharmarajan KV, Yan M, De Almeida JR, Yao CMKL, Gillespie EF, Chino F, Yerramilli D, Goonaratne E, Abdel-Rahman F, Othman H, Mheid S, Tsai CJ. Palliative Care as a Component of High-Value and Cost-Saving Care During Hospitalization for Metastatic Cancer. JCO Oncol Pract None(None):OP2300576, 2024. PMID: 38442311.
- Patel TA, Jain B, Cho HL, Corti C, Vapiwala N, Chino F, Leeman JE, Dee EC. Second Malignancy Probabilities in Patients With Breast Cancer Treated With Conventional Versus Hypofractionated External Beam Radiation Therapy in the Adjuvant Setting. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 36(3):183-192, 2024. PMID: 38184401.
- O'Brien DR, Boe L, Montagna G, Mueller B, Chino F, Cuaron J, Choi JI, Xu A, Bernstein M, McCormick B, Powell S, Khan AJ, Braunstein LZ. Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation for HER2-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 118(2):468-473, 2024. PMID: 37791937.
- Barnes JM, Yabroff KR, Chino F. Unwinding of Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Exposes Millions to Disrupted Care-"Be Kind, Rewind". JAMA Oncol 10(2):157-158, 2024. PMID: 38095902.
- Ragavan MV, Swartz S, Clark M, Lo M, Gupta A, Chino F, Lin TK. Access to Financial Assistance Programs and Their Impact on Overall Spending on Oral Anticancer Medications at an Integrated Specialty Pharmacy. JCO Oncol Pract 20(2):291-299, 2024. PMID: 38175987.
- Mathew AT, Jain B, Patel TA, Hammond A, Dee EC, Chino F. Trends in Location of Death for Individuals With Ovarian Cancer in the United States. Obstet Gynecol 143(1):101-103, 2024. PMID: 37944156.
- Thom B, Friedman DN, Aviki EM, Benedict C, Watson SE, Zeitler MS, Chino F. The long-term financial experiences of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv 17(6):1813-1823, 2023. PMID: 36472761.
- Girda E, Randall LM, Chino F, Monk BJ, Farley JH, O'Cearbhaill RE. Cervical cancer treatment update: A Society of Gynecologic Oncology clinical practice statement. Gynecol Oncol 179(None):115-122, 2023. PMID: 37980766.
- Thom B, Arora N, Benedict C, Aviki EM, Chino F, Friedman DN, Watson SE, Zeitler MS. Using Real-World Data to Explore the Impact of One-Time Financial Grants Among Young Adult Cancer Survivors. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol 12(6):912-917, 2023. PMID: 37852000.
- Chino F, Baez A, Elkins IB, Aviki EM, Ghazal LV, Thom B. The Patient Experience of Prior Authorization for Cancer Care. JAMA Netw Open 6(10):e2338182, 2023. PMID: 37851442.
- West HJ, Bange E, Chino F. Telemedicine as patient-centred oncology care: will we embrace or resist disruption?. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 20(10):659-660, 2023. PMID: 37365437.
- Malapati SJ, Idossa D, Singh SRK, Wei Z, Kiel L, Chino F, Patel MA, Bruno XJ, Florez N. Parent Penalty: Parental Leave Experiences of Trainees and Early-Career Faculty in Oncology Subspecialties. JCO Oncol Pract 19(10):899-906, 2023. PMID: 37708434.
- Gold BO, Ghosh A, Goldberg SI, Chino F, Efstathiou JA, Kamran SC. Disparities in testicular cancer incidence, mortality, and place of death trends from 1999 to 2020: A comprehensive cohort study. Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 6(10):e1880, 2023. PMID: 37584159.
- Barnes JM, Johnston KJ, Johnson KJ, Chino F, Osazuwa-Peters N. State Public Assistance Spending and Survival Among Adults With Cancer. JAMA Netw Open 6(9):e2332353, 2023. PMID: 37669050.
- Barnes JM, Kirchhoff AC, Yabroff KR, Chino F. State policies regulating short-term limited duration insurance plans and cancer stage at diagnosis. JNCI Cancer Spectr 7(5):None, 2023. PMID: 37572315.
- Salz T, Meza AM, Chino F, Mao JJ, Raghunathan NJ, Jinna S, Brens J, Furberg H, Korenstein D. Cannabis use among recently treated cancer patients: perceptions and experiences. Support Care Cancer 31(9):545, 2023. PMID: 37650961.
- Barnes JM, Johnson KJ, Osazuwa-Peters N, Yabroff KR, Chino F. Changes in cancer mortality after Medicaid expansion and the role of stage at diagnosis. J Natl Cancer Inst 115(8):962-970, 2023. PMID: 37202350.
- Pompa IR, Ghosh A, Bhat S, Ragala S, Nwiloh A, Rasheed N, Chino F, Willers H, Goldberg S, Kamran SC. US Cancer Mortality Trends Among Hispanic Populations From 1999 to 2020. JAMA Oncol 9(8):1090-1098, 2023. PMID: 37382965.
- Thom B, Sokolowski S, Abu-Rustum NR, Allen-Dicker J, Caramore A, Chino F, Doyle S, Fitzpatrick C, Gany F, Liebhaber A, Newman T, Rao N, Tappen J, Aviki EM. Financial Toxicity Order Set: Implementing a Simple Intervention to Better Connect Patients With Resources. JCO Oncol Pract 19(8):662-668, 2023. PMID: 37319394.
- Wu VS, Benedict C, Friedman DN, Watson SE, Anglade E, Zeitler MS, Chino F, Thom B. Do discussions of financial burdens decrease long-term financial toxicity in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors?. Support Care Cancer 31(7):434, 2023. PMID: 37395811.
- Ranganathan S, Tomar V, Chino F, Jain B, Patel TA, Dee EC, Mathew A. A burden shared: the financial, psychological, and health-related consequences borne by family members and caregivers of people with cancer in India. Support Care Cancer 31(7):420, 2023. PMID: 37354234.
- Barnes JM, Chino JP, Chino F. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Coexisting Cancer and COVID-19 Mortality. J Gen Intern Med 38(5):1344-1347, 2023. PMID: 36750506.
- Peterson J, Wilson TF, Watt MH, Gruhl J, Davis S, Olsen J, Parsons MW, Kann BH, Swire-Thompson B, Fagerlin A, Warner EL, King AJ, Chino F, Johnson SB. International medical tourism of US cancer patients for alternative cancer treatments: Financial, demographic, and clinical profiles of online crowdfunding campaigns. Cancer Med 12(7):8871-8879, 2023. PMID: 36659856.
- Swami N, Dee EC, Mahal BA, Chino F, Florez N. Prevalence of Financial Toxicity Among Hispanic Cancer Survivors: A Nationally Representative Pan-Cancer Analysis. J Gen Intern Med 38(5):1334-1337, 2023. PMID: 36720765.
- Santos PMG, Shah K, Gany FM, Chino F. Health Care Reform and Equity for Undocumented Immigrants - When Crisis Meets Opportunity. N Engl J Med 388(9):771-773, 2023. PMID: 36847478.
- Dee EC, Taunk NK, Chino FL, Deville C Jr, McClelland S 3rd, Muralidhar V, McBride SN, Gillespie EF, Yamoah K, Nguyen PL, Mahal BA, Winkfield KM, Vapiwala N, Santos PMG. Shorter Radiation Regimens and Treatment Noncompletion Among Patients With Breast and Prostate Cancer in the United States: An Analysis of Racial Disparities in Access and Quality. JCO Oncol Pract 19(2):e197-e212, 2023. PMID: 36399692.
- Bell L, Thom B, Chino F. Value-Based Health Care: Evaluating the Education of Future Radiation Oncologists on Costs and Affordability. J Am Coll Radiol 20(1):59-62, 2023. PMID: 36496086.
- Pompa IR, Qi D, Ghosh A, Goldberg SI, Chino F, Efstathiou JA, Kamran SC. Longitudinal Analysis of Bladder Cancer-Specific Mortality Trends in the United States. Bladder Cancer 9(4):345-353, 2023. PMID: 38174126.
- Swami N, Dee EC, Franco I, Mahal BA, Duma N, Chino F. ASO Author Reflections: The Need for Disaggregated Study among Hispanic Populations. Ann Surg Oncol 29(13):7988-7989, 2022. PMID: 35915299.
- Swami N, Nguyen T, Dee EC, Franco I, Baez YA, Lapen K, Wang L, Goel N, Mahal BA, Fayanju OM, Duma N, Chino F. Disparities in Primary Breast Cancer Stage at Presentation Among Hispanic Subgroups. Ann Surg Oncol 29(13):7977-7987, 2022. PMID: 35953743.
- Dunlop H, Fitzpatrick E, Kurti K, Deeb S, Gillespie EF, Dover L, Yerramilli D, Gomez SL, Chino F, Tsai CJ. Participation of Patients From Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups in Phase 1 Early Cancer Drug Development Trials in the US, 2000-2018. JAMA Netw Open 5(11):e2239884, 2022. PMID: 36326764.
- Kazzi B, Chino F, Kazzi B, Jain B, Tian S, Paguio JA, Yao JS, Muralidhar V, Mahal BA, Nguyen PL, Sanford NN, Dee EC. Shared burden: the association between cancer diagnosis, financial toxicity, and healthcare cost-related coping mechanisms by family members of non-elderly patients in the USA. Support Care Cancer 30(11):8905-8917, 2022. PMID: 35877007.
- Valle LF, Chu FI, Smith M, Wang C, Lee P, Moghanaki D, Chino FL, Steinberg ML, Raldow AC. Characterizing Twitter Influencers in Radiation Oncology. Adv Radiat Oncol 7(6):100919, 2022. PMID: 35694034.
- Prasad RN, Royce TJ, Chino F, Jagsi R, Palmer JD. Financial Toxicity as an End Point in Prospective Clinical Trials Involving Radiation Therapy. Adv Radiat Oncol 7(6):100970, 2022. PMID: 35620674.
- Lee A, Kuczmarska-Haas A, Dalwadi SM, Gillespie EF, Ludwig MS, Holliday EB, Chino F. Family Planning, Fertility, and Career Decisions Among Female Oncologists. JAMA Netw Open 5(10):e2237558, 2022. PMID: 36315148.
- Herriges MJ, Shenhav-Goldberg R, Peck JI, Bhanvadia SK, Morgans A, Chino F, Chandrasekar T, Shapiro O, Jacob JM, Basnet A, Bratslavsky G, Goldberg H. Financial Toxicity and Its Association With Prostate and Colon Cancer Screening. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 20(9):981-988, 2022. PMID: 36075394.
- Rupert D, Shah K, Chen BY, O'Glasser AY, Schiml M, Jain S, Chino F. Sex and Location Differences in Verification Status of Physician-Held Social Media Platform Accounts. JAMA Netw Open 5(8):e2225671, 2022. PMID: 35939304.
- Barnes JM, Chino F. Short-term Health Insurance Plans Come Up Short for Patients With Cancer. JAMA Oncol 8(8):1101-1103, 2022. PMID: 35653126.
- Mathew AT, Jain B, Dee EC, Johnson J, Chino F. Assessment of Compliance With Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Price Transparency Final Rule. JAMA Oncol 8(8):1212-1213, 2022. PMID: 35679019.
- Shenker RF, Elizabeth McLaughlin M, Chino F, Chino J. Disparities in place of death for patients with primary brain tumors and brain metastases in the USA. Support Care Cancer 30(8):6795-6805, 2022. PMID: 35527286.
- Taparra K, Dee EC, Dao D, Patel R, Santos P, Chino F. Disaggregation of Asian American and Pacific Islander Women With Stage 0-II Breast Cancer Unmasks Disparities in Survival and Surgery-to-Radiation Intervals: A National Cancer Database Analysis From 2004 to 2017. JCO Oncol Pract 18(8):e1255-e1264, 2022. PMID: 35594493.
- Jain U, Jain B, Fayanju OM, Chino F, Dee EC. Disparities in timely treatment among young women with breast cancer. Am J Surg 224(2):811-815, 2022. PMID: 35090684.
- Chino F, Carroll A, Sanger-Katz M, Dusetzina SB, Zafar SY. Communicating Research to Non-Researcher Audiences: A Panel Discussion From the National Cancer Institute's Future of Cancer Health Economics Research Conference. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2022(59):64-67, 2022. PMID: 35788377.
- Dee EC, Chino F. Financial Hardship in Cancer Care-The Need to Define and Intervene on Actionable Metrics. JAMA Netw Open 5(7):e2223149, 2022. PMID: 35877128.
- Tringale KR, Hubbeling H, Chino F, Hajj C, Yahalom J, Imber BS. Trends in Use of and Medicare Spending on Short-Course Radiotherapy for Lymphomas From 2015 to 2019. JAMA Health Forum 3(7):e221815, 2022. PMID: 35977221.
- Aviki EM, Manning-Geist BL, Sokolowski SS, Newman T, Blinder VS, Chino F, Doyle SM, Liebhaber A, Gordhandas SB, Brown CL, Broach V, Chi DS, Jewell EL, Leitao MM Jr, Long Roche K, Mueller JJ, Sonoda Y, Zivanovic O, Gardner GJ, Abu-Rustum NR. Risk factors for financial toxicity in patients with gynecologic cancer. Am J Obstet Gynecol 226(6):817.e1-817.e9, 2022. PMID: 34902319.
- Burgess L, Aldrighetti CM, Ghosh A, Niemierko A, Chino F, Huynh MJ, Efstathiou JA, Kamran SC. Association of the USPSTF Grade D Recommendation Against Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening With Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality. JAMA Netw Open 5(5):e2211869, 2022. PMID: 35576008.
- Ledesma Vicioso N, Lin D, Gomez DR, Yang JT, Lee NY, Rimner A, Yamada Y, Zelefsky MJ, Kalman NS, Rutter CE, Kotecha RR, Mehta MP, Panoff JE, Chuong MD, Salner AL, Ostroff JS, Diamond LC, Mathis NJ, Cahlon O, Pfister DG, Zhang Z, Chino F, Tsai J, Gillespie EF. Implementation Strategies to Increase Clinical Trial Enrollment in a Community-Academic Partnership and Impact on Hispanic Representation: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis. JCO Oncol Pract 18(5):e780-e785, 2022. PMID: 35544650.
- Aviki EM, Abu-Rustum NR, Thom B, Moss HA, Chino F. Oncologists' Attitudes Toward Cancer Care Affordability. JAMA Netw Open 5(4):e227863, 2022. PMID: 35438759.
- Anabaraonye, N, Tsai, CJ, Saeed, H, Chino, F, Ekpo, E, Ahuja, S, Garcia, O, Miller, RC. Impact of the Early COVID-19 Pandemic on Gender Participation in Academic Publishing in Radiation Oncology. Advances in Radiation Oncology 7(2), 2022. PMID: 35146216.
- Aviki EM, Thom B, Braxton K, Chi AJ, Manning-Geist B, Chino F, Brown CL, Abu-Rustum NR, Gany FM. Patient-reported benefit from proposed interventions to reduce financial toxicity during cancer treatment. Support Care Cancer 30(3):2713-2721, 2022. PMID: 34822002.
- Anabaraonye N, Tsai CJ, Saeed H, Chino F, Ekpo E, Ahuja S, Garcia O, Miller RC. Impact of the Early COVID-19 Pandemic on Gender Participation in Academic Publishing in Radiation Oncology. Adv Radiat Oncol 7(2):100845, 2022. PMID: 35146216.
- Albright BB, Nitecki R, Chino F, Chino JP, Havrilesky LJ, Aviki EM, Moss HA. Catastrophic health expenditures, insurance churn, and nonemployment among gynecologic cancer patients in the United States. Am J Obstet Gynecol 226(3):384.e1-384.e13, 2022. PMID: 34597606.
- Patel PV, Lacy AL, Chino F. The Urgent Need for Affordability Curricula at US Medical Schools: The Cost of Avoiding Cost for the Next Generation of Physicians. JAMA Oncol 8(2):205-206, 2022. PMID: 34913943.
- Townsend TN, Salz T, Haffajee RL, Caram MEV, Chino F, Bohnert ASB. Has Declining Opioid Dispensing to Cancer Patients Been Tailored to Risk of Opioid Harms?. J Pain Symptom Manage 63(2):179-188, 2022. PMID: 34656655.
- Taparra K, Fitzsimmons A, Frankki S, De Wall A, Chino F, Peters A. Health care costs for adolescents and young adults with cancer: a Wisconsin community-based hospital study between 2005 and 2020. Support Care Cancer 30(2):1703-1713, 2022. PMID: 34564776.
- Merfeld EC, Blitzer GC, Kuczmarska-Haas A, Pitt SC, Chino F, Le T, Allen-Rhoades WA, Cole S, Marshall AL, Carnes M, Jagsi R, Duma N. Women Oncologists' Perceptions and Factors Associated With Decisions to Pursue Academic vs Nonacademic Careers in Oncology. JAMA Netw Open 4(12):e2141344, 2021. PMID: 34967880.
- Chino F, Johnson J, Moss H. Compliance With Price Transparency Rules at US National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers. JAMA Oncol 7(12):1903-1904, 2021. PMID: 34709359.
- Thom B, Benedict C, Friedman DN, Watson SE, Zeitler MS, Chino F. Economic distress, financial toxicity, and medical cost-coping in young adult cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from an online sample. Cancer 127(23):4481-4491, 2021. PMID: 34351638.
- Albright BB, Chino F, Chino JP, Havrilesky LJ, Aviki EM, Moss HA. Associations of Insurance Churn and Catastrophic Health Expenditures With Implementation of the Affordable Care Act Among Nonelderly Patients With Cancer in the United States. JAMA Netw Open 4(9):e2124280, 2021. PMID: 34495338.
- Deeb S, Chino FL, Diamond LC, Tao A, Aragones A, Shahrokni A, Yerramilli D, Gillespie EF, Tsai CJ. Disparities in Care Management During Terminal Hospitalization Among Adults With Metastatic Cancer From 2010 to 2017. JAMA Netw Open 4(9):e2125328, 2021. PMID: 34550384.
- Odei BC, Chino F, Mitchell D. A Charge to Academic Chairs-Reply. JAMA Intern Med 181(8):1136-1137, 2021. PMID: 33871565.
- Albright BB, Chino F, Chino JP, Havrilesky LJ, Aviki EM, Moss HA. Medicaid Expansion Reduced Uninsured Surgical Hospitalizations And Associated Catastrophic Financial Burden. Health Aff (Millwood) 40(8):1294-1303, 2021. PMID: 34339246.
- Huang CC, Lapen K, Shah K, Kantor J, Tsai CJ, Knoll MA, Duma N, Gillespie EF, Chino F. Evaluating Bias in Speaker Introductions at the American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 110(2):303-311, 2021. PMID: 33373658.
- Morgan A, Shah K, Tran K, Chino F. Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Representation in Leadership Positions at National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers. JAMA Netw Open 4(6):e2112807, 2021. PMID: 34097046.
- Sedhom R, Kuo PL, Gupta A, Smith TJ, Chino F, Carducci MA, Bandeen-Roche K. Changes in the place of death for older adults with cancer: Reason to celebrate or a risk for unintended disparities?. J Geriatr Oncol 12(3):361-367, 2021. PMID: 33121909.
- Sedhom R, Chino F, Gupta A. Financial Toxicity and Cancer Care #409. J Palliat Med 24(3):453-454, 2021. PMID: 33650911.
- Odei B, Holliday EB, Jagsi R, Chino F, Schulmire C, Kudrimoti M, Chen AM, Raval R, Fabian D. Recruitment Challenges and Opportunities for Radiation Oncology Residency Programs During the 2020-2021 Virtual Residency Match. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 109(2):637-638, 2021. PMID: 32798607.
- Shaverdian N, Gillespie EF, Cha E, Kim SY, Benvengo S, Chino F, Kang JJ, Li Y, Atkinson TM, Lee N, Washington CM, Cahlon O, Gomez DR. Impact of Telemedicine on Patient Satisfaction and Perceptions of Care Quality in Radiation Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 19(10):1174-1180, 2021. PMID: 33395627.
- Hussaini, SM, Chino, F, Rushing, C, Samsa, GP, Altomare, I, Nicolla, J, Peppercorn, J, Yousuf Zafar, S. Does Cancer Treatment-Related Financial Distress Worsen Over Time?. North Carolina medical journal 82(1):14-20, 2021. PMID: None.
- Hussaini SMQ, Chino F, Rushing C, Samsa G, Altomare I, Nicolla J, Peppercorn J, Zafar SY. Does Cancer Treatment-Related Financial Distress Worsen Over Time?. N C Med J 82(1):14-20, 2021. PMID: 33397749.
- Lee A, Kuczmarska-Haas A, Dalwadi SM, Gillespie EF, Ludwig MS, Holliday E Jr, Chino F. Family Planning, Fertility, and Career Decisions in Female Radiation Oncologists. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 108(5):1400, 2020. PMID: 33427659.
- Huang C, Lapen K, Shah K, Kantor J, Tsai CJ, Knoll MA, Duma N, Gillespie EF, Chino F. Evaluating Speaker Introductions at the American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 108(5):1400-1401, 2020. PMID: 33427660.
- Lee A, Shah K, Chino F. Assessment of Parking Fees at National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Treatment Centers. JAMA Oncol 6(8):1295-1297, 2020. PMID: 32672809.
- Gupta A, Premnath N, Kuo PL, Sedhom R, Brawley OW, Chino F. Assessment of Racial Differences in Rates of Autopsy in the US, 2008-2017. JAMA Intern Med 180(8):1123-1124, 2020. PMID: 32597958.
- Gupta A, Wang P, Sedhom R, Chino F, Waddle MR, Miller RC, Johnson DH, Sanford NN, Narang A, Alcorn SR, Makary MA. Physician Practice Variability in the Use of Extended-Fraction Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases: Are We Choosing Wisely?. JCO Oncol Pract 16(8):e758-e769, 2020. PMID: 32282264.
- Chino F, Kamal A, Chino J. Incidence of Opioid-Associated Deaths in Cancer Survivors in the United States, 2006-2016: A Population Study of the Opioid Epidemic. JAMA Oncol 6(7):1100-1102, 2020. PMID: 32379275.
- Dalal NH, Chino F, Williamson H, Beasley GM, Salama AKS, Palta M. Mind the gap: Gendered publication trends in oncology. Cancer 126(12):2859-2865, 2020. PMID: 32212334.
- Chino F. Pet Therapy: How the Cat I Never Wanted Saved My Life. J Clin Oncol 38(15):1744-1745, 2020. PMID: 32109193.
- Stephens SJ, Chino F, Williamson H, Niedzwiecki D, Chino J, Mowery YM. Evaluating for disparities in place of death for head and neck cancer patients in the United States utilizing the CDC WONDER database. Oral Oncol 102(None):104555, 2020. PMID: 32006782.
- Chino F. High-Value Cancer Care and the Problem With Surrogate Endpoints in the Quality/Cost Equation. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 17(12):1569-1570, 2019. PMID: 31805532.
- Puechl AM, Chino F, Havrilesky LJ, Davidson BA, Chino JP. Place of death by region and urbanization among gynecologic cancer patients: 2006-2016. Gynecol Oncol 155(1):98-104, 2019. PMID: 31378375.
- Chino F, Kamal AH, Chino J, LeBlanc TW. Disparities in place of death for patients with hematological malignancies, 1999 to 2015. Blood Adv 3(3):333-338, 2019. PMID: 30709864.
- Spiegel DY, Chino F, Moss H, Havrilesky LJ, Chino JP. Changes in insurance coverage for cancer patients receiving brachytherapy before and after enactment of the Affordable Care Act. Brachytherapy 18(1):115-121, 2019. PMID: 30352751.
- Chino F, Kamal AH, Leblanc TW, Zafar SY, Suneja G, Chino JP. Place of death for patients with cancer in the United States, 1999 through 2015: Racial, age, and geographic disparities. Cancer 124(22):4408-4419, 2018. PMID: 30343501.
- Chino F, Peppercorn JM, Rushing C, Nicolla J, Kamal AH, Altomare I, Samsa G, Zafar SY. Going for Broke: A Longitudinal Study of Patient-Reported Financial Sacrifice in Cancer Care. J Oncol Pract 14(9):e533-e546, 2018. PMID: 30138052.
- Chino F, Suneja G, Moss H, Zafar SY, Havrilesky L, Chino J. Health Care Disparities in Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation: Changes in Insurance Status After Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 101(1):9-20, 2018. PMID: 29398128.
- Chino F, Peppercorn JM, Rushing C, Kamal AH, Altomare I, Samsa G, Zafar SY. Out-of-Pocket Costs, Financial Distress, and Underinsurance in Cancer Care. JAMA Oncol 3(11):1582-1584, 2017. PMID: 28796862.
- Zafar SY, Chino F, Ubel PA, Rushing C, Samsa G, Altomare I, Nicolla J, Schrag D, Tulsky JA, Abernethy AP, Peppercorn JM. The utility of cost discussions between patients with cancer and oncologists. Am J Manag Care 21(9):607-15, 2015. PMID: 26618364.
- Bestvina CM, Zullig LL, Rushing C, Chino F, Samsa GP, Altomare I, Tulsky J, Ubel P, Schrag D, Nicolla J, Abernethy AP, Peppercorn J, Zafar SY. Patient-oncologist cost communication, financial distress, and medication adherence. J Oncol Pract 10(3):162-7, 2014. PMID: 24839274.
- Chino F, Peppercorn J, Taylor DH Jr, Lu Y, Samsa G, Abernethy AP, Zafar SY. Self-reported financial burden and satisfaction with care among patients with cancer. Oncologist 19(4):414-20, 2014. PMID: 24668333.
Other Articles
- Marion S, Ghazal L, Roth T, Shanahan K, Thom B, Chino F Prioritizing Patient-Centered Care in a World of Increasingly Advanced Technologies and Disconnected Care. Semin Radiat Oncol 34(4):452-462, 2024. PMID: 39271280.
- Ragavan MV, Swartz S, Clark M, Chino F Pharmacy Assistance Programs for Oral Anticancer Drugs: A Narrative Review. JCO Oncol Pract 20(4):472-482, 2024. PMID: 38241597.
- Girda, E, Randall, L, Chino, F, Monk, BJ, Farley, J, O'Cearbhaill, RE Cervical Cancer Treatment Update. Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 79(3):159-160, 2024. PMID: None.
- Wu VS, Shen X, de Moor J, Chino F, Klein J Financial Toxicity in Radiation Oncology: Impact for Our Patients and for Practicing Radiation Oncologists. Adv Radiat Oncol 9(3):101419, 2024. PMID: 38379894.
- Salazar MM, Khera N, Chino F, Johnston E Financial hardship for patients with cancer and caregivers at end of life in the USA: narrative review. BMJ Support Palliat Care 14(1):25-35, 2024. PMID: 38123962.
- Jimenez RB, Pinnix CC, Juang T, Franco I, Sim AJ, Siker M, Vapiwala N, Chino F, Shinohara ET, Metz J, Winkfield KM, Suneja G, Deville C Jr, Gibbs IC Using Holistic Residency Applicant Review and Selection in Radiation Oncology to Enhance Diversity and Inclusion-An ASTRO SCAROP-ADROP-ARRO Collaboration. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 116(2):334-347, 2023. PMID: 36669542.
- Sukumar S, Wasfy JH, Januzzi JL, Peppercorn J, Chino F, Warraich HJ Financial Toxicity of Medical Management of Heart Failure: JACC Review Topic of the Week. J Am Coll Cardiol 81(20):2043-2055, 2023. PMID: 37197848.
- Roy E, Chino F, King B, Madu C, Mattes M, Morrell R, Pollard-Larkin J, Siker M, Takita C, Ludwig M Increasing Diversity of Patients in Radiation Oncology Clinical Trials. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 116(1):103-114, 2023. PMID: 36526234.
- Smith GL, Banegas MP, Acquati C, Chang S, Chino F, Conti RM, Greenup RA, Kroll JL, Liang MI, Pisu M, Primm KM, Roth ME, Shankaran V, Yabroff KR Navigating financial toxicity in patients with cancer: A multidisciplinary management approach. CA Cancer J Clin 72(5):437-453, 2022. PMID: 35584404.
- Shah K, Zafar SY, Chino F Role of financial toxicity in perpetuating health disparities. Trends Cancer 8(4):266-268, 2022. PMID: 35034866.
- Chino F, Zafar SY Financial Toxicity and Equitable Access to Clinical Trials. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 39(None):11-18, 2019. PMID: 31099681.
- Chino F, Pollis KE, Choi S, Salama JK, Palta M Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy-Induced Abscopal Effect on Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Treatment for Lung Cancer: A Case Report. Hepatology 68(4):1653-1655, 2018. PMID: 29888796.
- Chino F, Stephens SJ, Choi SS, Marin D, Kim CY, Morse MA, Godfrey DJ, Czito BG, Willett CG, Palta M The role of external beam radiotherapy in the treatment of hepatocellular cancer. Cancer 124(17):3476-3489, 2018. PMID: 29645076.
- Chino F My Unfortunate Introduction Into the Financial Toxicity of Cancer Care in America-March Forth. JAMA Oncol 4(5):628-629, 2018. PMID: 29222554.
Editorials
- Dee EC, Chino F, Johnson MN. Disparities in Cardio-Oncology Care Among Patients With Prostate Cancer. JACC CardioOncol 6(3):402-404, 2024. PMID: 38983374.
- Alcorn SR, Chino F. Current Trends for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Among Medical Faculty and Clinical Trial Participation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 116(2):207-211, 2023. PMID: 37179079.
- Karukonda, P, Chino, F. Financial Burden in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Treated With Radiation Therapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 116(1):154-156, 2023. PMID: None.
- Chino F, Sadigh G. Introduction to Financial Toxicity and the Growing Affordability Crisis. J Am Coll Radiol 20(1):6-7, 2023. PMID: 36513261.
- Marion S, Aviki E, Chino F. Financial toxicity of surgical treatment for gynecological cancer: A growing malignancy. Gynecol Oncol 166(2):197-199, 2022. PMID: 35882468.
- Haque W, Sedhom R, Chino F, Royce TJ, Gupta A. Payer-Imposed Quantity Limits for Antiemetics: Everybody Hurts. JCO Oncol Pract 18(5):313-317, 2022. PMID: 34807740.
- Huang CC, Chino F. Introducing Dr. Smith, Dr. Wang, and Emily. Dig Dis Sci 67(4):1085-1087, 2022. PMID: 34275060.
- Giap F, Chino F. What Oncologists Must Account for: The Financial Burden of Cancer-Associated Symptom Relief. JCO Oncol Pract 18(2):106-108, 2022. PMID: 34846913.
- Odei BC, Bae J, Littman D, Lastra AZ, Morgan A, Agabalogun T, Herrera S, Odei J, Fabian D, Chino F. Challenges and Opportunities for Radiation Oncology Residency Programs During the 2020-2021 Virtual Residency Match. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 110(3):919-921, 2021. PMID: 34089692.
- Tringale KR, Chino F, Simone CB 2nd, Yerramilli D. The next unknown for patients with metastatic disease: optimal surveillance after palliative radiation therapy. Ann Palliat Med 10(7):7153-7156, 2021. PMID: 34263617.
Letters to the Editor
- Patel TA, Jain B, Dee EC, Gomez SL, Vapiwala N, Chino F, Fayanju OM. Delays in Time to Surgery Among Asian and Pacific Islander Women with Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 30: 5337-5340, 2023.
- Erfani P, Ojo A, John Orav E, Chino F, Lam MB. Utilization of National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers by Medicare Beneficiaries with Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 29: 7250-7258, 2022.
- Mathew AT, Jain B, Dee EC, Johnson J, Chino F. Payer-Negotiated Prices for Breast Cancer Treatment at NCI-Designated Cancer Treatment Centers. Ann Surg Oncol 29: 3381-3383, 2022.
- Giap F, Chino F, Gupta A. Systems-Level Changes to Address Financial Toxicity in Cancer Care. JCO Oncol Pract 18: 310-311, 2022.
- Albright BB, Chino F, Chino JP, Havrilesky LJ, Aviki EM, Moss HA. Association of Medicaid expansion with mortality from gynecologic cancers. Am J Obstet Gynecol 224: 323-325, 2021.
- Lee A, Shah K, Chino F. Parking Costs-A Family Affair-Reply. JAMA Oncol 7: 307, 2021.
- Moss HA, Han X, Yabroff KR, Chino J, Chino F. Declines in health insurance among cancer survivors since the 2016 US elections. Lancet Oncol 21: e517, 2020.
- Sim AJ, Laucis AM, Chowdhary M, Chino F, Golden DW, Tendulkar RD. Taking a Step in the Right Direction for Radiation Oncology. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 107: 1014-1015, 2020.
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