11^th Global Healthcare and Fitness Summit

Tamami Hamada specializes in understanding symptoms which patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) experience, and develops care

programs for these, while also focusing on training advanced Oncology Nurse Practitioners, who conduct the practical aspects of implementing care programs. She has demonstrated the existence of symptom clusters based on symptom severity among patients with advanced NSCLC, and published findings about this, suggesting the possibility that Japanese cultural features may influence symptoms experienced by Japanese patients with advanced NSCLC. Research into understanding the symptoms experienced and developing measures for symptom management will benefit care to improve the well-being of individuals with different cultural backgrounds aiming to maintain balance between the burdens of symptoms and advanced medical treatment.