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The concept of Tenju‐gann, or "natural‐end cancer"
Author(s) -
Kitagawa Tomoyuki,
Hara Mitsuru,
Sano Takeshi,
Sugimura Takashi
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19980915)83:6<1061::aid-cncr1>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - medicine , natural (archaeology) , cancer , natural death , medical emergency , history , archaeology
This commentary presents the concept of Tenju‐gann, or "natural‐end cancer," in light of which the death of very old patients from cancer with minimal suffering is regarded as a fitting departure from life. The concept of Tenju‐gann may help people to deal with fatal neoplastic disease more realistically. See also pages 1066‐8.