Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy
- Radiotherapy – the use of radiation to treat cancer, damaging DNA of malignant cells
- as curative treatment 治療的処置 ex.) shrinking tumours 腫瘍を小さくする
- as adjyvant treatment アジュヴァント 補助的処置
- alongside or following chemotherapy(treatment with anti-cancer drugs)
- as palliative treatment パリィアティブ – reduce pain and other symptoms
vocabulary | meaning |
radiotherapist | person who determine the dose and targets for radiation beams |
garys(Gy) | dose is measured in Gy |
fraction | a daily dose |
radioactive implant 放射性インプラント | a radiation therapy in which radioactive material(needls, liquids) is placed directly into or near a tumor |
Physiotherapy
【ex. a life as a physioterapist】
- Patients are referrals from other departments
- Work with patients in rehabilitation
- Some are young people with sports injuries, others are elderly people who have hip replacements 人工股関節置換手術
- Therapies are
- manipulation 整骨 – to evaluate, diagnose or treat with hands in palpation, reduction of dislocations and changing the position
- massage – focuses on improving and maintaining your overall well-being
- exercise – to keep the joints mobile and strengthen muscles
- helping patients to walk again using crutches 松葉杖 or Zimmer frames 歩行器
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy(CBT)
認知行動療法:認知(考え)のあり方を修正し、問題に対処することによって、気分の状態を改善させる療法。
- one of the “talking therapy” for mental health conditions
- anxiety, panic attacks, depressive disorders, post traumatic stress disorders(PTSD) and chronic fatigue
- is provided in face-to-face sessions with therapists
- is provided by computer as well
- is more effective than counselling
- can provide long-term protection against relapse
Today’s new words
English | Japanese |
lower extremity エクストレミティ | 下肢 |
torn ligament トーン リガメント | 靱帯損傷 |
cartilage tear カーティレイジ | 軟骨損傷 |
orthopaedic オーthォピディック | 整形外科 |
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