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11Palliative Therapy Palliative oncology team supports QOL of patientsCancer patients need to be treated in a holistic manner because they experience not only cancer-related suffering, but also anti-cancer treatment-related side effects. To deal with these challenges, the Hospital established, in 2005, the Palliative Care Department, and subsequently launched the Palliative Care Team in 2009. This new department comprises palliative care physicians, medical oncologists, psycho-oncologists, nurses who specialize in oncology nursing, and pharmacists who observe drug-related side effects. We serve patients in the palliative care unit and the general ward, as well as outpatients, with palliative care for physical and mental concerns in collaboration with patients�? attending doctors and nurses in each department. Palliative treatment staff foster patients�? zest for life and support patients�? dignityAt our Hospital, palliative therapy is not considered to be “old-style terminal care.�? We, therefore, changed the name of the Palliative Care Department to Palliative Therapy (Palliative Oncology). Furthermore, palliative therapy specialists provide medical treatment by giving the highest priority to QOL of both patients and their families. Located on the top oor of the Hospital with a wonderful view of Tokyo Bay, the palliative therapy unit has 25 beds in private rooms where patients can peacefully lead their daily lives in a calming and reliable environment. Upon receiving the highest level of patient support, palliative therapy and care under this initiative, many patients recover their zest for life and dignity. A wedding ceremony was held at the palliative care ward, as the bride’s mother was in hospitalWe believe palliative oncology, which mainly treats physical and psychological pain, is the fourth independent cancer therapy in addition to surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, and it should be provided from onset of illness and/or initial diagnosis.The Cancer Institute Hospital also focuses on providing palliative therapy (palliative oncology).We treat and support physical, psychological, social and spiritual pain associated with cancer, so as to maintain and improve the quality of life (QOL) of both inpatients and outpatients.‘’Taketo Mukaiyama, M.D.Department Director of Palliative Therapy (Palliative Oncology)

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