SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a study conducted by a team of scientists from the National Cancer Center’s Department of Cancer Control Policy, press releases in South Korea often include exaggerated or inaccurate information regarding cancer, based on an ‘Extended Parallel Process Model’ that focuses on human psychology in communications studies. A research [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Sharing razors with others can raise the possibility of contracting the hepatitis C virus (HCV) by up to 3.3 times, according to a recent study. Piercing, tattooing and having multiple sex partners also raised the infection rate by up to six times. HCV is contracted via blood and body fluids, [...]
NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – A father-daughter scientific collaboration that began after the daughter was diagnosed with a rare liver cancer has led to an important finding and could have broader implications for many other rare cancers. Their story is being published this week in a top tier journal, Science. Elana Simon, the daughter [...]