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★Please subscribe and like★ / @bungeishunju <Program Overview> "+SESSION" is a program that provides deeper insight into popular topics. This time's guest is medical journalist Shoji Nagata. Nagata recently published "It's Okay to Live Alone with Terminal Cancer" (Bunshun Shinsho). In 2021, Nagata's prostate cancer metastasized to his thoracic vertebrae and lungs, and he was diagnosed with "stage 4," or terminal cancer. This book, which describes the cancer from its discovery to treatment and end-of-life planning, is a "cancer battle memoir" that leaves you feeling positive and free of any sense of despair. Together with Goto, the editor in charge, we asked him about the thoughts he put into the book. Table of Contents01:17 Who is medical journalist Osada Shoji?02:54 From the discovery of prostate cancer to the present06:10 Receiving a "life expectancy prognosis" in the fall of 202407:28 Osada from editor Goto's perspective10:36 Telling people close to you that you have cancer12:20 Thoughts since being diagnosed with cancer17:40 Why "it's okay to live alone"?20:22 Getting cancer22:33 Life after a stage 4 diagnosis29:51 How much does medical care cost?33:00 A medical journalist's thoughts on the pros and cons of "private medical treatment"34:01 What insurance to get36:04 How to deal with cancer when you're alone39:05 Writing down my true self41:34 Thoughts put into my books42:32 The message Osada wants to conveyGuests・Osada Shoji Medical journalistBorn in Tokyo in 1965. Graduated from Nihon University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. After working for a newspaper company and a publishing company, he became a freelancer in 2000. He writes mainly about medical topics for Bungeishunju, Weekly Bunshun, Bunshun Online, and Yukan Fuji. He is a member of the Japan Medical Journalists Association and the Japan Writers Association. His books include "The Man Who Never Gives Up: Harada Raitaro, a Severely Handicapped Doctor" and "Let's Take the Freight Train!" (Bungeishunju). #BungeishunjuPLUS #Bungeishunju #cancer #medical