[Enlightenment activities about home palliative care for a terminal stage of cancer].

In Palliative and End-of-Life Care, it is very important that we support cancer patients being at home as well as for the removal of physical and psychological symptoms. In doing so, Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Hospital and Awaji Medical Association founded the "Awaji Palliative Care Team" in April, 2004. We have conducted a monthly study, for a total of 34 times to date. And we have an open citizen lecture 3 times a year. A doctor from Awaji Medical Association or a nurse from a home nursing station are the main lecturers on "home medical care". A doctor from the Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Hospital gave a special lecture "the latest cancer treatment". We also invited experts of palliative care from outside of the island and carried out a citizen open lecture. We held a total of 6 special lectures so far.