title: Contributions of the Japanese Gynecologic Oncology Group (JGOG) in Improving the Quality of Life in Women With Gynecological Malignancies.
abstract: The Japanese Gynecologic Oncology Group (JGOG) is leading Japan in the treatment of gynecological malignancies. The JGOG consists of three treatment committees focusing on uterine cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, and ovarian cancer. Each committee makes efforts to improve treatment and diagnosis. In addition, the Supportive and Palliative Care Committee was established in 2015. Novel studies of supportive care and palliative care have been initiated by this committee. Furthermore, surveys about not only treatment results such as overall survival rates but also quality of life (QOL) and cost-effectiveness assessments are performed by the ovarian cancer committee. Improvements of patients' QOL in the treatment of gynecological malignancies were divided into three concepts as follows: QOL associated with cancer treatment, health care after cancer therapy, and progression of cancer. In this review, we report the contributions and future plans for the improvement of QOL in patients with gynecological malignancies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5-Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori, 036-8562, Japan. futagami@hirosaki-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Futagami
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5-Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori, 036-8562, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan.
authors.forename: Muneaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, 36-1 Nishimachi, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yokohama City University Hospital, Fukuura 3-9, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan.
authors.forename: Etsuko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miyagi
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugo, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan.
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tozawa-Ono
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugo, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan.
authors.forename: Nao
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, 3-20-1 Chuo, Ami-cho, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki, 300-0395, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Science, University of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0215, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology, Sapporo West Kojinkai Clinic, 1-1-1-30 Miyanosawa, Nishi-ku, Sapporo, 063-0051, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sagae
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iwate Medical University, 19-1, Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006176:Gynecology / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D015996:Survival Rate
keywords: Gynecological malignancies; JGOG; QOL; Supportive and Palliative Care Committee