Japanese journal of clinical oncology
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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Dec 2010
Involvement of a psychiatric consultation service in a palliative care team at the Japanese cancer center hospital.
Close collaboration between the cancer care team service and the psychiatric consultation service is recommended to provide adequate comprehensive care to cancer patients. In Japan, specialized palliative care teams work in conjunction with consultation-liaison psychiatrists as an essential members. There are, however, few studies reporting on these services. ⋯ Psychiatric problems are common in cancer patients of the palliative care team. The palliative care team should assess the psychiatric problems in cancer patients, and the involvement of the consultation-liaison psychiatrists in the palliative care teams may be one of the strategies to establish the psychosocial support for cancer patients in the acute hospital settings.
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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Dec 2010
Effect of delayed maximal androgen blockade therapy for patients with advanced prostate cancer who fail to respond to initial androgen deprivation monotherapy.
We analyzed the efficacy of additional antiandrogens as second- and third-line treatments after the failure of initial androgen deprivation monotherapy. ⋯ In this study, the second- and third-line treatments were effective for patients with advanced prostate cancer. Nadir prostate-specific antigen during androgen deprivation monotherapy and prostate-specific antigen doubling time just after the failure of androgen deprivation monotherapy are factors that can predict the prognosis.