The basic plan under the Cancer Control Act calls for improving the quality of life not only of patients but also of their families, and a family clinic is being operated at Saitama Medical University International Medical Center. In mid-August, a doctor advised a 52-year-old woman seeking advice that she should not rush and that it would take time to sort through her feelings.
The basic plan under the Cancer Control Act calls for improving the quality of life not only of cancer patients but also of their families, and Saitama Medical University International Medical Center is advancing efforts through its family clinic.
The article depicts Onishi Hideki (大西秀樹), director of the Department of Psycho-Oncology at the center, sitting in on an interview with a 52-year-old woman from Kawagoe and listening as she discusses how to face her younger son. The son was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2021 and continues to receive treatment for complications following a transplant.
The doctor told the woman that she should not rush and advised her that it would take time to sort through her feelings.