Why should you get cancer treatment in Korea and where to do it? The 5-year survival rate for stomach cancer in Korea is the best in the world with a 69.4% survival rate. Postoperative cancer mortality in medical centers as Severance shows a higher survival rate than in well-known medical institutions in the United States. […]
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What is chemotherapy? Many people are afraid of the word “chemotherapy”. But at the moment, it is one of the most effective methods of treatment for oncology. In some types of oncology – this is the only type of treatment. With the development of medicine comes better and better new drugs with less side effects.
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What is immunotherapy? Immunotherapy is a new era in the oncology treatment! This therapy is the youngest of all, but it is giving high hopes for oncology patients. The first set of drugs were released in 2011-2013, and numerous studies and trials are still underway. If we divide the generations of anti-cancer treatment, we can
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What is radiotherapy? Radiotherapy is one of the three main treatments for oncology (surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy). Radiation destroys cancer cells and inhibits their further growth and division. The therapy is painless, takes place within a few minutes, together with preparation takes 10-20 minutes. How is radiotherapy done in Korea? After reading the results of
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Liver transplantation in South Korea The first liver transplantation in South Korea took place in 1988, when a child patient successfully received the organ from a deceased donor. After that, the next milestone occurred 9 years later, when doctors at Asan Medical Center performed the first complete living donor liver transplantation. This latter step pushed
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Breast Cancer Prevention Campaign: Medical Avenue in Kazakhstan During the last 3 days, Medical Avenue has been embarked on a breast cancer prevention campaign in Kazakhstan. The purpose of this action is to empower local women from 3 different cities (Almaty-Astana-Atyrau) with knowledge on breast cancer prevention and treatment. The idea behind these free consultations is
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