Treatments for elderly cancer patients and reforms to social security systems in Japan

In Japan, the population aged 65 years and above accounts for 29% of the total population. Furthermore, the number of cancer patients among the elderly is increasing. Geriatric oncology is a discipline that deals with appropriate care for elderly cancer patients based on their characteristics. The I...

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Vydané v:International journal of clinical oncology Ročník 27; číslo 2; s. 310 - 315
Hlavní autori: Nagashima, Fumio, Furuse, Junji
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.02.2022
Springer Nature B.V
Predmet:
Aged
Cancer
Cancer Research
Cancer therapies
Geriatrics
Humans
Invited Review
Invited Review Article
Japan
Medical Oncology
Medical personnel
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neoplasms - therapy
Oncology
Patients
Population
Social Security
Surgical Oncology
Japan
Geriatric assessment
Third term of the basic plan to promote cancer control
Social security system
Geriatric oncology
Super-aging society
ISSN:1341-9625, 1437-7772, 1437-7772
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Shrnutí:In Japan, the population aged 65 years and above accounts for 29% of the total population. Furthermore, the number of cancer patients among the elderly is increasing. Geriatric oncology is a discipline that deals with appropriate care for elderly cancer patients based on their characteristics. The International Society of Geriatric Oncology considers education, treatment, research, and partnership building areas of significance and priority for policy goals. In Japan, the Third Term of the Basic Plan to Promote Cancer Control is an initiative to improve the infrastructure and health services involved in cancer care. Content related to “cancer in the elderly” was added to establish guidelines for treating cancer in the elderly. Thus far, “Clinical Practice Guidelines of Cancer Drug Therapies for the Elderly” have been published. With the increasing age of the population, social security expenditures will increase substantially after the fiscal year 2022. Reforms to social security systems, such as pensions, medical care, and nursing care, are underway. It is important to enhance cooperation between oncology and geriatrics and to support cooperative systems among families and medical professionals to promote geriatric oncology. Since the working-age population and the total population have begun to decline, Japan is facing many challenges. As a leader of a super-aging society, Japan has the potential to share its experience on a global scale and address potential long-term outcomes.
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ISSN:1341-9625
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DOI:10.1007/s10147-021-02099-0