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When you are diagnosed with cancer, your bodys immune system is suppressed against the cancer.
To reverse the condition, immune function must be restored after the tumor is removed with treatment.
However, many standard treatments aim to remove the tumor in a short period of time, and do not go as far as restoring and maintaining immune function.
Furthermore, after diagnosis, it is said that approximately 30% of patients experience increased anxiety about their illness and the future, or experience extreme depression for a long time, resulting in depression or adjustment disorders.Psychiatric symptoms such as depression have a negative impact on prognosis, including weakened immunity.
Therefore, during the period of treatment, it is necessary to adopt and put into practice methods to face various stresses and adapt.At the Oncology Psychiatry Department, which specializes in the mental care of cancer patients, located at the National Cancer Center and Cancer Research Ariake Hospital, we provide counseling to foster "resilience" in order to adapt to stress during treatment.
It is being done.Resilience (mental recovery power) refers to the process of overcoming stress with a resilient and unyielding mind.
Resilience is within everyone.Cancer patients who practice resilience find new values ​​and worldviews for the rest of their lives (called post-traumatic growth), which reduces their mental pain and improves their quality of life (QOL).
) has been shown to improve.It is believed that the timing of practices to develop resilience should start early, immediately after a cancer diagnosis.
Recently, "prehabilitation" has been attracting attention.Prehabilitation is a rehabilitation program that is conducted even before cancer treatment and aims to speed recovery after surgery, reduce complications, and shorten hospital stay, and incorporates stress management, physical exercise, and nutritional management.It has been reported that providing these supports before surgery may improve health-related QOL, such as improving physical ability and stabilizing mental status during the perioperative period.
The clinical benefits of prehabilitation are also expected to lead to reduced direct and indirect healthcare costs.