[Cancer Professional Training Program in Hokushin Region].

The Hokushin-Gan-pro, consists of Kanazawa University, Shinshu University, Toyama University, Fukui University, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University, located in Nagano, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures( Hokushin region), conducts educational program to train professionals for management of cancer patients. We have launched 10 graduate student courses and 11 medical staff courses, and are accepting students who exceed our expectation. We give lectures using e-learning system and hold multidisciplinary seminars that utilize the Web conference system. As an overseas staff training, participants learned cancer genomic medicine and cancer palliative care at medical facilities in 3 countries. The regional cancer database project that utilizes cancer registration data from 22 principal hospitals to clarify the characteristics of cancer patients with disabilities, pleural mesothelioma, pleural adenocarcinoma, and pediatric/ adolescents and young adults(AYA)generation cancer patients in Hokushin region. In addition, public lectures were held to provide cancer information to the citizens in Hokushin region.