암 건강검진, 다수의 생명 지켰다… 유방암·갑상선암 등 조기 발견
2024년 건강검진 통해 6,138건 암 발견 지난해 건강검진 통해 6천 건 이상의 암(cancer)이 조기에 발견된 것으로 나타났다. KH한국건강관리협회(회장 김인원, 이하 건협)는 2024년 한 해 동안 전국 17개 건강증진의원을 통해 총 5,762,615건의 암 검진을 실시했고, 이 중 6,138건(0.11%)이 암으로 진단됐다고 21일 밝혔다. 암 종별로는 유방암이 가장 많이 발견됐으며, 이어 갑상선암, 위암, 대장암, 자궁경부암, 폐암, 전립선암, 간암 […]
Narcotics Control Act Amendment Pre-announced on February 28
MFDS Designates Seven New Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances The Ministry (ˈminəstrē) of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), led (lēd) by Commissioner (kəˈmiSH(ə)nər) Oh Yu-Kyoung, has announced a legislative (ˈlejəˌslādiv) amendment (əˈmen(d)mənt) to the Enforcement (inˈfôrsm(ə)nt) Decree (dəˈkrē) of the Narcotics (närˈkädik) Control (kənˈtrōl) Act, designating seven new substances (ˈsəbstəns), including (inˈklo͞od) Hexahydrocannabinol, as narcotic or […]
J-Hope Makes a Warm-hearted Donation on His Birthday
BTS’s J-Hope Donates 200 Million KRW to Seoul Asan Children’s Hospital BTS (방탄소년단) member J-Hope (ˈjē ˌhōp) has donated (ˈdōˌnād, donate ˈdōˌnāt) 200 million KRW to Seoul (sōl) Asan (ˈäsän) Children’s Hospital (ˈhäspidl). This donation (dōˈnāSH(ə)n) was made in celebration (ˌseləˈbrāSH(ə)n) of his birthday (ˈbərTHˌdā) on February (ˈfeb(y)əˌwerē) 18, and J-Hope expressed (ikˈsprest, express ikˈspres) […]
Breast Cancer Treatment Requires More Than Just Medication
Higher Intramuscular Fat Leads to Lower Breast Cancer Treatment Efficacy A research team at Yonsei Cancer Center has found that the level of intramuscular fat accumulation can impact the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment. Their study revealed that patients with a higher proportion of intramuscular fat tend to exhibit a lower response to breast cancer […]
CHA Medical Center Pioneers New Era in Infertility Treatment
CHA Medical Center Opens Korea’s First Personalized Infertility Treatment Center in Jamsil CHA Medical Center has announced the opening of Korea’s first personalized IVM (In Vitro Maturation) research center in Jamsil by the end of September, marking a significant advancement in infertility treatment. IVM is a cutting-edge technique that involves maturing immature eggs in vitro […]