Palliative and Supportive Care
Overview
Provides symptom management and supportive care for patients with cancer and other serious illnesses, with the goal of improving quality of life throughout treatment.
Key Strengths at Kobe University Hospital
- Early and advanced palliative intervention according to patient needs rather than only at the terminal stage of illness.
- Complex symptom management in collaboration with oncology, anesthesiology, psychiatry, surgery, and other departments.
- Support for pain, dyspnea, nausea, fatigue, psychological distress, and treatment-related symptoms in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Major Conditions / Services
- Cancer-related pain and other distressing symptoms
- Supportive care during active treatment
- Quality-of-life support for serious illness
Representative Procedures / Programs
- Multidisciplinary symptom management
- Pain and supportive-care planning
- Psychological and family support coordination