Today's Close-Up S2018E16 - 'Cutting-edge' Cancer Therapies: Hope or Hoax?

Ads about new cancer treatments abound on the Internet, many lacking scientific evidence. Add to that the higher costs and cancer patients and their families are having trouble making a wise choice. The Japanese government recently revised the medical care law to ban such advertising, but is that enough? We discuss the various kinds of support cancer patients need. Guests: Satoshi Ohno (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University) Shinji Takehara (Cancer Survivor / Former Professional Boxer)