Takuro Morinaga’s Fight Against Cancer Shows the Impact of the New Cancer Treatment “Do What You Want to Do Until the End of Your Life” on the Medical Community
Development of Highly Effective Immunotherapy
Is there any evolution in cancer treatment itself? Masumori indicated the following directions.
– Advancement of personalized medicine
By utilizing technologies such as genome analysis, it will become possible to select a treatment method that is tailored to the characteristics of each patient’s cancer. This is expected to realize more effective treatment with fewer side effects.
– Evolution of Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy, such as immune checkpoint inhibitors, is a new treatment method to fight cancer by enhancing the patient’s own immunity, rather than directly attacking cancer cells. In the future, even more effective immunotherapies will be developed.
– Widespread use of treatment that emphasizes quality of life
Even if a patient’s life can be prolonged by treatment, if the patient’s quality of life is greatly reduced, the concept that treatment options need to be reconsidered will spread.
– Team medicine based on multidisciplinary cooperation
“Team medicine in which not only physicians but also nurses, pharmacists, rehabilitation specialists, nutritionists, psychotherapists, and other professionals work together to support patients will become more widespread.
– Patient-centered medicine
“It will become increasingly important to think that patients themselves should take the initiative in selecting their own treatment plan, rather than doctors deciding it for them.
