{"id":248,"date":"2019-11-18T16:44:05","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T07:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2022-04-28T10:40:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T01:40:28","slug":"oncology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/divisions\/oncology\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Oncology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main_contents with_sidebar\">\n<p><div class=\"sidebar_wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"sidebar visitor\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar_inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"side_nav with_hx\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Medical Oncology<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<input id=\"tgl\" class=\"dropdownInput\" type=\"checkbox\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dropdownBox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"tgl\" class=\"dropdownLabel\"><span class=\"text\">Learn more<\/span><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"menu-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/divisions\/oncology\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.side_nav -->\n\t\t\t<!-- <div class=\"widgets\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"widget-container related_links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Related Links<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/divisions\/cancer_genomics\/\">XXXXXXX<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"widget-container intro_letter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"widget-title\">XXXXXXX<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">XXXXXXX<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div> --><!-- \/.widgets -->\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.sidebar_inner -->\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.sidebar -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.sidebar_wrap -->\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"main_section\">\n<h1 class=\"first\">Medical Oncology<\/h1>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/nmct\/img\/divisions\/oncology\/mainImg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"underline\">(1) Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Medical Oncology treats patients who have been diagnosed with malignant tumors and are mainly considering treatment with &#8220;anticancer drugs.&#8221;<br \/>\nSpecifically, our department treats patients with gastrointestinal cancers such as gastric cancer and colorectal cancer, and patients with urological cancers such as renal cancer, prostate cancer, urothelial cancer, and germ cell tumor, as well as cancers of unknown primary origin, malignant soft tissue tumors, and other solid cancers.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"underline\">(2) Policy<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"leftalign\">High-Quality Cancer Treatment Realized Through Team Medical Care<\/h3>\n<p>As many of the people in Japan are now directly or indirectly affected by cancer, our hospital is making further efforts to treat cancer patients.<br \/>\nOur department aims to provide each patient appropriate medical care as the Medical Oncology department in a general hospital by making full use of our knowledge and skills regarding \u201canticancer drugs (cancer medication)\u201d in individual \u201ccancer care,\u201d while collaborating and cooperating with various departments and professions. We also aim to provide our patients with a \u201chigh quality of survival.\u201d We provide supportive therapy and palliative treatment tailored to each patient at the Medical Oncology Center (Cancer Medication Center) by combining the expertise of our allied healthcare professionals. We strive to provide patients the \u201cbest treatment\u201d by focusing on maintaining and improving their quality of lives, rather than by just aiming to provide anticancer drug therapy.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"underline\">(3) Our Strengths<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"leftalign\">Proposing the Optimal Treatment Plan for Each Patient<\/h3>\n<p>Recently, numerous new drugs have been developed for the systemic treatment of cancer, particularly in the area of anticancer drugs, making the management of treatment options and side effects more diverse and complex. In addition, in our hospital, which is a general hospital, we have many patients who have not only cancer but also other comorbidities. Treatment plans that consider individual values and lifestyles when setting treatment goals have become increasingly important.<br \/>\nIn principle, our department proposes the latest standard of care, while making an effort to propose appropriate treatment plans more tailored to the needs of individual patients. In addition, by working in tandem with the respective clinical departments and bringing together their expertise, we provide optimal anticancer drug therapy to ensure that patients are not \u201clife based on treatment\u201d but \u201ctreatment for daily life.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"leftalign\">Multidisciplinary Supportive Care and Early Palliative Care<\/h3>\n<p>In order to maintain and continue treatment, so-called supportive care that supports treatment with anticancer drugs is critical. Supportive care refers to measures to address side effects, medication guidance, practical guidance on self-care, and nutritional management. We provide supportive therapy tailored to each patient at the Medical Oncology Center (Cancer Medication Center) by combining the expertise of our allied healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, palliative care for patient\u2019s symptoms means medical care that alleviates the various physical and mental symptoms of cancer, enhancing the quality of life (QOL) of patients and their families.<br \/>\nOur department believes that palliative care as needed from the time of cancer diagnosis should always be provided as a part of \u201ccancer care,\u201d providing appropriate palliative care to patients from the early stages to support enhanced QOL, including support with decision making. If there is an increased need for more specialized palliative care as the cancer progresses, we conduct treatment in collaboration with Palliative Care and the Cancer Counseling Center.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"leftalign\">Role as a Coordinator in Cancer Care<\/h3>\n<p>We provide cancer care that is patients centered by working together with various departments and professions, such as surgeons, radiologists, nurses, pharmacists, and certified social workers.<br \/>\nThe reason why we use the term \u201ccare\u201d instead of \u201ctreatment\u201d is to express our intentions that we, as healthcare professionals, always stand by the cancer patients and support them as healthcare professionals so that they can live their lives better even when we are not providing treatment. For this reason, we play the role of a coordinator to help patients avoid getting confused during their cancer care.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"leftalign\">Conduct Clinical Research<\/h3>\n<p>In our department, we conduct clinical research based on questions (clinical questions) that arise from our daily clinical practices. In the future, we will also actively participate in multicenter clinical research and clinical trials with the aim of creating standard treatments. We believe that these clinical research initiatives passed on through our daily treatments will ultimately be helpful for our patients.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"leftalign\">Efforts to Provide Cancer Genomic Medicine<\/h3>\n<p>Our hospital is designated as a Cancer Genomic Medicine Collaboration Hospital. Our department plays a central role in cancer genomic medicine at NTT Medical Center Tokyo, aiming to provide patients with appropriate cancer genomic medicine. For eligible patients and how to apply, please see the &#8220;Cancer Genomic Medicine&#8221; section. In particular, we are invested in cancer genomic testing for patients with cancers of unknown primary origin or rare cancers.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"leftalign\">Establishment of the Medical Oncology Center (Cancer Medication Center)<\/h3>\n<p>With the opening of the Medical Oncology outpatient, the Medical Oncology Center (Cancer Medication Center) was established on the second floor of the outpatient building. Together with the Medical Oncology outpatient, Cancer Genomic Medicine outpatient, and the neighboring Chemotherapy Center, we provide patients undergoing anticancer drug therapy with comprehensive and holistic treatment and care and high Quality of Survival by combining expertise across clinical departments and professionals.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"underline\">For Those Who Visit Medical Oncology<\/h2>\n<p>Our department makes an effort to provide better treatment while considering the patient\u2019s views on their illness, life, and work situation. We seek to help patients \u201ctreatment for daily life\u201d rather than \u201clife based on treatment,\u201d ensuring a high \u201cquality of survival.\u201d Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to provide care that ensures involvement with patients from the moment when anticancer drug therapy is deemed necessary. If you consider visiting us, it would be a good idea to discuss this with your doctor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical Oncology (1) Overview Medical Oncology treats patients who have been diagnosed with malignant tumors a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":85,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-248","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":807,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/248\/revisions\/807"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}