2024/7/31
Shizuoka Cancer Center
Dr. Tateaki Naito, the Manager of the Supportive Care Center at the Shizuoka Cancer Center, assumed the position of a board member for the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) at the annual meeting for 2024 held in Lille, France, in June. At this annual meeting, 13 board members were newly appointed, among whom 2 Japanese doctors (including Dr. Naito) represent Asia. The MASCC was established in 1990 aiming at continuously improving supportive care in cancer from the diagnosis to the terminal phase of the disease. It is an international academic organization consisting of more than 2,100 members from about 70 countries. Dr. Naito was also appointed as a board member for the Japanese Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (JASCC) in May, 2024, and accepted another responsibility as a chairman, the International Committee, at the same time. He is now working hard to promote alignments between the JASCC and the MASCC, and to enhance cooperation involving the Korean Academy for Supportive Care in Cancer (KASCC), which was established in 2024, among these organizations.
