Japanese journal of clinical oncology
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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Mar 2012
Transcatheter arterial chemotherapy using miriplatin-lipiodol suspension with or without embolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the anti-tumor and adverse effects of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and transcatheter arterial infusion chemotherapy using miriplatin-lipiodol suspension in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. ⋯ These results suggest that the addition of embolizing agents to a treatment regimen using miriplatin-lipiodol suspension can be safely used for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Objective response was achieved in a significantly higher number of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization patients than transcatheter arterial infusion chemotherapy patients.
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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Jan 2012
Availability of psychiatric consultation-liaison services as an integral component of palliative care programs at Japanese cancer hospitals.
Collaboration between psychiatry and palliative medicine has the potential to enhance the quality of medical practice. The integration between palliative care and psychiatry has been attempted only in discrete medical settings and is not yet firmly established as an institution. Our objective was to determine the availability and degree of integration between psychiatric consultation-liaison services and palliative care in Japan. ⋯ In Japan, most designated cancer hospitals with approved palliative care teams were more likely to integrate psychiatric consultation-liaison services into their palliative care programs. Systematic strategies for integration between palliative care and consultation-liaison psychiatry would contribute to the provision of appropriate psychosocial care for cancer patients and families at all stages.
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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Nov 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialOncologists' recognition of supportive care needs and symptoms of their patients in a breast cancer outpatient consultation.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the accuracy of oncologists' recognition of their patients' supportive care needs and symptoms in breast cancer outpatient consultation in Japan. ⋯ Oncologists' recognition may not accurately reflect their patients' supportive care needs and symptoms in usual care. Incorporation of a standard assessment system for supportive care needs and symptoms in clinical practice must heighten the oncologists' awareness of their patients' these problems.