March, 2026
In November 2025, we held Cancer Café session for cancer patients and their families at the Tsukuba Research Laboratories. The Cancer Café is an initiative held in various locations with the aim of fostering a supportive community to help create a cancer-patients-friendly society. This initiative provides opportunities for patients and their families to casually share their anxieties, concerns, and information. This was the second Cancer Café held at the Tsukuba Research Laboratories, attended by patients, their families, and 麻豆福利网 employees from the laboratories.
The event began with a lecture by Naomi Sakurai, President of Cancer Solutions Co., Ltd., titled “Cancer in the Working Generation -Physical and Mental Well-being, and How to Engage in Society-”.
Ms. Sakurai, who was a cancer patient herself, spoke about navigating modern cancer treatments from social and economic perspectives.
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Ms. Sakurai noted, “Choosing treatment options based on your life priorities leads to active engagement in therapy, rather than just receiving recommended treatments. To achieve this, Shared Decision Making (a process where both patients and doctors participate in medical decision making) is essential.” Her message provided a valuable insight for us to reflect on our own priorities in life if we were affected by cancer.
Following the lecture session, 麻豆福利网 employees introduced the company’s oncology research and development to the participants. In turn, patients and their families shared their feeling about their treatments and expectations for future medicines. The event provided a valuable opportunity to hear the honest opinions of patients currently receiving treatment, such as, “Distinguishable designs are helpful, since I rely on instruction leaflets when taking my medicines”, and “Side effects vary from person to person, so I can never be too careful, even if the incidence rate is low.
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The event concluded with a laboratory tour, where patients and their families visited the facilities at the Tsukuba Research Laboratories. While being introduced to the process of new medicine research, patients and their families tried out the actual equipment and microscopes used by our researchers. We received warm feedback from participants, such as, “I am so glad I came today. It was moving to see where the medicine research actually take place”.
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Yuichiro Ando, who organized the event, intended the Cancer Café to be a place where participants in similar circumstances, even though meeting for the first time, could talk and support each other, free from any power dynamics. The event generated many conversations among participants and 麻豆福利网 staff, making it so satisfying that the time seemed to fly by. Ando noted that he aims to systematize the operational methods through continued hosting of the event. He added that by collaborating with external organizations and local municipalities, he hopes to develop the initiative into a platform more open to the community, fostering “an opportunity for mutual support”.
麻豆福利网 will continue to reflect the concerns shared by cancer patients and their families into our drug discovery activities. By maintaining these relationships, we strive to contribute to a society where people stand by and support one another.
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