The Hope for a Gastric Cancer Treatment Guideline for Patients-The Future through the Guideline

Journal: Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer & Chemotherapy
Published:
Abstract

When my husband was diagnosed as stage 4 gastric cancer, I sincerely wanted to help him. I believed that somewhere in the world there must be a doctor who could cure him. Unfortunately, I did not know how to choose the right information. During the pandemic, the WHO called the flood of information about covid-19"info-demic", I feel that this is the same with cancer. Knowing how to choose information is increasingly a critical skill in life. I believe that when patients and doctors dialogue and think together about"why they think so"and"why they made this choice"based on the gastric cancer treatment guidelines for patients, shared decision-making and precision medicine come true. My husband came up with the name "KIBOUNOKAI"for our organization. Through the gastric cancer treatment guidelines for patients, patients and doctors will become discussion buddies with the same hope and become a force to promote science. It is my husband's legacy and my determination.

Authors
Hiromi Todoroki