Frances Ho, MD

🇵🇭 MD @UPManilaOnline, health systems and policy research @PIDS_PH. Views my own.

[Frances Ho, MD @francesvho]

Everything still feels so surreal. 🥲 Thank you to my parents, mentors, teachers, and friends for supporting me in every step of this journey. It truly takes a village, and I couldn't have done it without mine 💛 Excited for the next chapter!

With love,
Frances Ho, M.D.

[Edward Christopher "Chris" Dee, MD @EChrisDee]

In our recent @JAMAOnc paper (🔗 https://t.co/fVaKc3WtsL), we found using global data from @WHO @UNDP @IARCWHO @iaeaorg @WorldBank that GDP per capita and Universal Health Coverage Service coverage index were independently associated with cancer mortality-to-incidence ratio

[James Wu | 吴简凡 MD @JamesFanWu]

1/ 📢 New publication in @JClinMed_MDPI!

We analyzed @IHME_UW GBD 2021 data to quantify 30 years of trends in heme cancers across six East Asian countries, revealing major shifts in incidence, mortality & overall cancer burden.

🔗 https://t.co/rpMkvNra1o

#mmsm #lymsm #leusm

[Edward Christopher "Chris" Dee, MD @EChrisDee]

🤩 SO proud of my friend and colleague Dr @JamesFanWu who led our latest paper in @JCM_MDPI

📜 Using @IHME_UW data, we quantified three decades of trends in #hematologic #cancers across six #EastAsian countries

🩸 More in his #tweetorial!

🔗 https://t.co/5VbR2xE04z

[Frances Ho, MD @francesvho]

@SijeySeyji @JPalliativeCare @EChrisDee @marieansay @MichelleEalaMD @jpgrobredo Hi Sijey! Please shoot me an email at [email protected] :)

[Frances Ho, MD @francesvho]

📑 Our latest in @JPalliativeCare

In the #Philippines, ~75% of pts with #cancer suffer from inadequate pain relief. We reviewed factors that preclude access to #palliativecare services in the 🇵🇭.

🙏 @EChrisDee @marieansay @MichelleEalaMD @jpgrobredo

https://t.co/FdbGdGwcDO

[Edward Christopher "Chris" Dee, MD @EChrisDee]

📜 In @JCOGO_ASCO, we highlight strengths & challenges in access to #immunotherapy for people w #cancer in #Southeast Asia

👉 Grateful to Dr Adrian Go & team! @francesvho @erin_feliciano @IyengarPuneeth @fredtingmd @KVanLoonMD

🇹🇭🇵🇭🇮🇩🇻🇳🇰🇭🇲🇲🇲🇾🇹🇱🇧🇳🇱🇦🇸🇬

🔗 https://t.co/YL4AF3MNmH

[Edward Christopher "Chris" Dee, MD @EChrisDee]

📜 In #Laryngoscope, led by @jennych7799, we report the burden of #head and #neck #cancers in #Southeast #Asia 🇹🇭🇵🇭🇮🇩🇻🇳🇰🇭🇲🇲🇲🇾🇹🇱🇧🇳🇱🇦🇸🇬

🙏 Grateful to our team! @MikeMejiaMD @IMRTLee @DrMLChua @LuisaJacomina @Erin_Feliciano @Jonas_Willmann @JamesFanWu

🔗 https://t.co/7WYGmMO3tw

[Frances Ho, MD @francesvho]

We recommend:
🔄 continuous HF pathway implementation at @UPManilaOnline @UPPGHmedicine w/ periodic eval and stakeholder feedback
‼️ expanding in-hospital diagnostics and HR supply to meet ⬆️patient needs

🙏 Thank you to Dr Sabando, Dr Punzalan, and team for this opportunity!

[Frances Ho, MD @francesvho]

📝 Our latest - from the @UPPGHmedicine HF study group 🫀

In our study of acute HF patients at our 🇵🇭 govt ER, we found:
⬇️ low adherence to ⬆️resource orders: q1 UO monitoring, hooking to 🫀 monitor, and timely ECG
⬆️ MDs over-order Trop I, Ca, Mg, Alb

https://t.co/VPD6XbWgv9

[Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) @IHME_UW]

Recent cuts to global health care funding could put lifesaving health care at risk for the world’s most vulnerable. IHME’s Financing Global Health (FGH) 2025 report includes most up-to-date estimates of development assistance for health (DAH): https://t.co/v2nn34mpfj

[JAMA Oncology @JAMAOnc]

The growing cancer burden may be met by efforts to strengthen the clinical workforce, improve gender equity, increase healthcare resource allocation, and promote universal healthcare coverage. https://t.co/OJg2mdasOA @EChrisDee @erin_feliciano @iyengarpuneeth

[Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD, FASCO @fumikochino]

"In a political climate where funding for cancer research is under threat & access to healthcare for minority communities faces increasing barriers, [we need] cost-effective, preventative interventions with a higher return on the investment in terms of public health"
Editorial 👇

[Edward Christopher "Chris" Dee, MD @EChrisDee]

I'm honored to be part of the inaugural Global Oncology trainee track @MSKCancerCenter & grateful for our conversation w @DrVickersMSK

Thankful for @DrPeterKingham & Dr @VikkiMango & my inspiring cofellows Drs @SaraMoufarrij1 @YaHaddySallah1 Fatemeh Parvin-Nejad @Layalmahmasani

[James Wu | 吴简凡 MD @JamesFanWu]

Proud of @MSKCancerCenter research fellow @jennych7799 for presenting of work on rising female #AYA breast cancer incidence & heterogenous mortality trends in #SoutheastAsia at #ASCO25 #bcsm

Read the full paper published in @LancetRH_SEAsia here: https://t.co/V7w51VmQod

[James Wu | 吴简凡 MD @JamesFanWu]

Some of the best parts of #ASCO25 is the opportunity to meet in person your research collaborators from around the world!!

Check one of our groups’ most recent publications on “National Cancer System Characteristics and Global Pan-Cancer Outcomes: https://t.co/1jbecD0JUb

[Edward Christopher "Chris" Dee, MD @EChrisDee]

So glad to present our paper on #breast #cancer among adolescent and young adult patients in #SoutheastAsia led by @jennych7799 ⁦@JamesFanWu⁩ ⁦@erin_feliciano⁩ ⁦@francesvho⁩ at @ASCO #ASCO2025

[James Wu | 吴简凡 MD @JamesFanWu]

Stop by our group’s posters on #global #cancer health systems research & #southeastasia #aya #bcsm epi! 🌎🌍🌏

@EChrisDee @erin_feliciano @jennych7799

We call ourselves CORGI (Collaborative Oncology Research Group International) if you need any more reason to say hi🐶 #ASCO25

[Edward Christopher "Chris" Dee, MD @EChrisDee]

📜 Led by Dr @RodColumbres in @EurUrolOncol, we present the burden of #prostate, #bladder, #testicular, and #kidney cancer in #SoutheastAsia 🇹🇭🇵🇭🇮🇩🇻🇳🇰🇭🇲🇲🇲🇾🇹🇱🇧🇳🇱🇦🇸🇬

🙏 Grateful to our #global team 🌎🌍🌏 @IHME_UW

🔗 https://t.co/f0tnU6KJXP

[Rod Carlo Columbres @RodColumbres]

🚨Proud to share our latest publication in @EurUrolOncol:

The burden of genitourinary cancers in Southeast Asia has risen significantly from 1990–2021. Findings highlight the urgent need for equitable access to cancer care in the region.

🔗 https://t.co/Ff5N4P61bC

[Raffy Perez @raffympicin]

Excited to share our review article on SLE care in the Philippines! 🇵🇭

Thank you to our senior and consultant authors, @drdrlads @doktora_ging for the guidance.

And to the rest of our co-authors as well: @_quenphilip @francesvho et al.

READ: https://t.co/tPVPF5AkMR

#med

[James Wu | 吴简凡 MD @JamesFanWu]

Led by @EChrisDee, we explored determinants of #global #cancer outcomes in @JAMAOnc 🌎🌍🌏

We need to ⬆️ the clinical workforce, ⬆️ #genderequity, ⬆️ health care resource allocation & ⬆️ #universalhealthcare coverage!

More to come from our global team!

https://t.co/1jbecD0c4D