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Cancer Occupational Therapy Lab
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A lab that explores occupational therapy to help people who have experienced cancer regain lives that are true to themselves.
AboutAbout the lab
How to live life after cancer
Advances in medicine are improving survival from cancer, and "how to live life after cancer" has become important.
The lab supports cancer survivors, as well as people who have experienced brain injury, mainly from brain tumors, and their families, at all ages from children to adults.
It conducts research and education on cancer occupational therapy with a long-term view, from the acute phase through the period after return to society.
Key terms
- Cancer survivor
- A person who has ever been diagnosed with cancer, including both those currently in treatment and those who have finished treatment
- Neuropsychological complications
- Impairments of mental functions such as memory, attention, and motivation that appear after illness or treatment
- Apathy
- A state in which a person loses motivation and interest and finds it hard to act on their own
- ADL (activities of daily living)
- Basic movements needed for everyday life, such as eating, dressing, and using the toilet
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to clarify the causes of neuropsychological complications and difficulties in living in society, and to develop long-term support systems with a view to the future, along with practical methods for cancer occupational therapy.
Neuropsychological Complications of Cancer
The lab studies the relationship between higher-order cognitive and motor impairments that remain after treatment of childhood brain tumors and independence in social life. It also works to clarify factors related to apathy in patients with diencephalic tumors.
*Illustrative imageHealth Promotion for Cancer Survivors
The lab develops a Japanese version of a scale that measures social participation and investigates the actual state of social participation among cancer survivors. It also examines, in patients with colorectal cancer, the relationship between peripheral neuropathy during chemotherapy and the course of ADL and QOL.
MembersFaculty
- LecturerAmi Tabata
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- Top image: “Cancer Survivors Garden Pavilion” RUmtz15470 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Health Promotion for Cancer Survivors: “Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors Plaza” EvanCarroll / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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