If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with cancer

Feelings of anxiety, sadness, and anger are natural reactions to a cancer diagnosis.

Also, you may feel impatient when you have to make many decisions at once, such as treatment, future life, important people, and work.

In such a case, we have collected sites that provide correct information, places you can consult, people you can consult.

National Cancer Center Cancer Information Service

This is the official website (opens in a new window) that provides "Reliable Cancer Information" operated by the National Cancer Center.

There are detailed explanations for each cancer site and organ.

If you have been diagnosed with cancer and don't know what to do first, please refer to " Guide to Take When You Get Cancer " (opens in a new window) .

There is also a corner where " Cancer and work (opens in a new window) " and " Cancer and money (opens in a new window) " are summarized in a QA format in an easy-to-understand manner.

In addition, the National Cancer Center Hospital has an Appearance Support Center (opens in a new window) .

Tokyo cancer portal site

This website (opens in a new window) is operated by the Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and provides information on medical institutions, including cancer treatment center hospitals, cancer patient support groups, and subsidies.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has set up Cancer Consultation Support Centers (opens in a new window) at core hospitals. Nurses, social workers, etc. are available for telephone and face-to-face consultations regarding concerns and worries about receiving cancer treatment, recuperative life, balancing treatment and work, etc. The Counseling Support Center can be used by anyone, including the person in question and their family members, so please feel free to contact us.

In addition, in order to care for the anxiety and worries of cancer patients and their families, peer support (separate Opens in a window) is also done.

Japan Cancer Society

This is the website of the Japan Cancer Society (opens in a new window), which has been working on cancer countermeasures for more than 60 years as a private foundation as a public interest incorporated foundation.

" Cancer consultation hotline (opens in a new window) ", " Free cancer consultation by a specialist ((opens in a new window) " , "Cancer and employment" phone consultation by a social insurance labor consultant (opens in a new window) We are doing

Pediatric/AYA cancer

Information site about childhood cancer

• National Cancer Research Center To people with childhood cancer (opens in a new window)
• Tokyo cancer portal site Tokyo's childhood cancer measures (opens in a new window)
• National Center for Child Health and Development Pediatric Cancer Medical Consultation Hotline (opens in a new window)

Cancer site for AYA generation ~For people diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 15 and 30~

• National Cancer Center AYA generation (opens in a new window)
• Tokyo cancer portal site
  • AYA Generation Cancer Consultation Information Center (opens in a new window)
  • Leaflet for cancer patients of the AYA generation (opens in a new window)
  • Conservation of reproductive function (fertility) (opens in a new window)

*In Tokyo, there is a system to subsidize the cost of reproductive function-preserving treatment and treatment for pregnancy for cancer patients who receive treatment that may affect reproductive function. Please check the link for details.

Cancer and COVID-19

• New coronavirus measures for cancer patients of the Japan Cancer Society (opens in a new window)
• Inoculation of new coronavirus vaccine for cancer patients at National Cancer Center Hospital (opens in a new window)