SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that the severity of cancer at the time of initial diagnosis differs by the patient’s income. All.Can Korea, a civic group devoted to tackling inefficient environments for treating cancer, conducted a survey of 495 cancer patients, 38.1 percent of whom had their first tumor discovered [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Cancer remained the top cause of death in South Korea, a government report showed Tuesday. In 2019, a total of 295,110 deaths were reported in South Korea, down 1.2 percent from a year earlier. It marked the first annual decline since 2013. The statistics agency said 574.8 deaths were [...]
Lugano, Switzerland, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Helsinn, a Swiss pharmaceutical group focused on building quality cancer care and rare disease products, today announces that Helsinn is supporting Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation’s COVID Impacts Cancer fund, with a donation of US$100,000. The COVID Impacts Cancer campaign is an emergency initiative powered by Conquer Cancer and was created to support cancer [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Dog anthelmintics are becoming highly valued in South Korea as a panacea. Last October, comedian Kim Chul-min, a late-stage lung cancer patient, revealed that he had taken Fenbendazole for seven weeks. After weeks of taking the medication, his blood work all came back normal. Since then, there has been [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea ranks as one of the leading members among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in the treatment of cancer, medical data showed Sunday. The 2019 Health at a Glance report released by the Paris-based organization said Asia’s fourth-largest economy had the highest five-year survival rate [...]
IKSAN, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Twenty-two residents in a small village of 90 people were diagnosed with cancer, 17 of whom have lost their lives. A government investigation revealed that the reason behind the tragedy was none other than the carcinogens released from tobacco leaves. The Ministry of Environment (ME) announced the results of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Cancer treatment costs in South Korea exceeded the 9 trillion-won (US$7.8 billion) mark in 2018 due to a rise in the number of patients and more state coverage, a report showed Monday. Nearly 9.01 trillion won was spent to treat cancer patients last year, taking up 11.6 percent of [...]
Stevenage, UK and San Francisco, U.S., Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Black Belt TX, a company focused on targeting stress response pathways in cancer, and Praxis Biotech, a biotech company focused on the discovery of small molecules modulating cellular stress mechanisms in different disease areas, have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly discover and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of young people in their 20s who have been treated for the five major cancers (stomach, liver, breast, cervical and colorectal cancer) has increased by 45 percent over the past five years, stressing the need for government intervention to manage the health of young people. According to [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Cancer topped the list as the No. 1 cause of death in South Korea, a government report showed Tuesday. In 2018, a total of 298,820 deaths were reported in South Korea, up 4.7 percent from a year earlier. It marked the highest level since 1983 when Statistics Korea began [...]