Study Shows Sentinel Node Surgery Safe for Preserving Stomach Function in Early Gastric Cancer
From left, Heo Hoon of Ajou University Hospital, Youngjun Lee of Gyeongsang National University Hospital and Professor Geunwon Ryu of the National Cancer Center. [메디칼업저버 양영구 기자] Sentinel node surgery performed to preserve stomach function during early gastric cancer surgery has been shown to be safe. The results of a multicenter study led by Professor […]
Breakthrough Research Identifies Evolutionary Process of Brain Tumor Recurrence and Suggests New Treatment Plan
(From left) Professor Sa Kyung-ha (Korea University College of Medicine), Professor Park Cheol-ki (Seoul National University Hospital), Professor Nam Do-hyeon (Samsung Seoul Hospital) and Professor Park Jong-bae ( director of the Cancer Protein Genome Project at the National Cancer Center). ©Korean Medical Center For the first time in the world, the results of research have […]
Vitamin C and Lung Cancer Risk: Food vs. Supplements
Research findings have pointed to the potential benefits of consuming vitamin C through food in reducing the risk of lung cancer, while suggesting that taking vitamin C supplements may not be as effective in preventing the disease. Myung Seung-kwon, the Dean of the Graduate School of International Cancer Studies at the National Cancer Center, provided […]
Pregnancy and Thyroid Cancer: Considerations, Treatment, and Hope
The thyroid is a vital endocrine organ found in the front of the neck that produces and stores hormones that regulate body temperature, heart rate, and metabolism. Thyroid cancer is identified as a malignant growth in the thyroid gland. It is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men and women in Korea since 1999. Despite […]
Introducing a new treatment strategy for biliary tract cancer by applying protein genomics
National Cancer Center Professor Park Sang-jae and Professor Sang-myung Woo (from left) [메디칼업저버 박선재 기자] Researchers at the National Cancer Center have applied protein genomic research to incurable liver cancer, bile duct cancer, to identify cancer characteristics and suggest a new treatment strategy that is being subdivided. Protein genome research is a research method that […]
[콕!건강]21st ‘Cancer Prevention Day’… How to prevent cancer
Smoking, food, infection, and drinking are the main causesAvoid cigarettes and alcohol as much as possible… don’t eat burnt meatSome viruses that cause cancer can be vaccinated In the Korea Anti-Smoking Advertising Record Exhibition held at the Seoul Metro Art Museum in Gyeongbokgung Station in Jongno-gu, Seoul in August last year, records such as anti-smoking […]
“Coffee consumption is not associated with the risk of hypertension”: Donga Science
Myung Seung-kwon, Professor, National Cancer Centre A domestic study found that coffee had no effect on the increased risk of developing high blood pressure. Courtesy of Getty Image Bank. When you drink a lot of coffee, you can feel your heart beating faster. Because of this, many people think that coffee can increase heart rate […]
Targeted therapy survival rate in advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma ↑ – Medical Tribune
Efficacy of additional combination therapy with brentuximab vedotin Higher survival rate and less secondary cancer compared to standard therapy In the treatment of advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a rare disease, a study found that targeted therapies are more effective than standard therapies to increase survival. National Cancer Center Hematology Cancer Center Professor Uhm Hyun-seok (hematologic oncologist) […]
“ST Pharm, LNP technology, mass production… Aim for mRNA CDMO”
ST Pharm is accelerating the expansion of its mRNA CDMO (consignment development) business through its solid LNP (lipid nanoparticle) technology. Yang Ju-seong, managing director of ST Pharm, announced the ‘integrated mRNA CDMO service learned from COVID-19 mRNA vaccine development’ at the National Cancer Center Cancer Science Forum on the 27th and talked about the company’s […]
[의학게시판] Trot singer Jeong Dong-won donated to the Children’s Cancer Foundation, etc. : Dong-A Science
Trot singer Jeong Dong-won donated 1.5 million won to the Korea Pediatric Cancer Foundation to support treatment costs for children with pediatric cancer leukemia. Provided by the Children’s Cancer Foundation ■ Korea Pediatric Cancer Foundation announced on the 1st that trot singer Jeong Dong-won donated 1.5 million won to help children with leukemia. The Korea […]
