[The function as oncology clinical nurse specialist in the local cooperation and continuous medical care]

It appears that cancer care has been shifting on a large scale because of the Cancer Control Program Organic Act. In the wave of cancer care reform, an active part of a Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist is indispensable in order to raise a quality of Cancer nursing. There have been 79 Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist working in the Japanese hospitals. The Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist' roles are of "practice", "consultation", "coordination", "ethical coordination", "education", and "study". They work and cooperate with the general staff at hospitals, and that they strive for a medical (nursing) care reform on the hospital scene. Regarding activities of Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist with palliative care team and consulting support center that are expanding in Basic Plan to Promote the Cancer Control Program, they have been moving forward through cases in the local cooperation and continuous medical (nursing) care.