Cancer
Research findings from University of Tokyo, Medical Department update understanding of cancer
Published in Physician Business Week, October 23rd, 2007
According to a study from Hongo, Japan, "'Goal: Although the importance of the palliative care team (PCT) to university hospitals is widely accepted, the issues of palliative care at the national level have not been clarified. We conducted a nationwide survey of the current status of PCTs in all (123) Japanese university hospitals.: In 2003, 2004 and 2005, the authors conducted a self-reporting cross-sectional survey."
"Questionnaires were mailed to nursing directors and selected PCT members of all Japanese university hospitals. Of 123 hospitals in 2005, 99 (80%) returned the questionnaire; 33% used PCTs, and 11% used certified PCTs. Our findings include: annual number...
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