Today's Close-Up

'Cutting-edge' Cancer Therapies: Hope or Hoax? (2018x16)

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Ads about new cancer treatments abound on the Internet, many lacking scientific evidence. Add to that the higher costs and cancer patients and their families are having trouble making a wise choice. The Japanese government recently revised the medical care law to ban such advertising, but is that enough? We discuss the various kinds of support cancer patients need. Guests: Satoshi Ohno (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University) Shinji Takehara (Cancer Survivor / Former Professional Boxer)