YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Today’s press conference at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 18th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) featured groundbreaking findings in the study of both small cell and non-small cell lung cancer. The studies presented covered broad research areas, from confirmation of existing classification [...]
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The first press briefing at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 18th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) highlighted new awards and innovations that encourage and support the treatment of lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies; these include the recognition of outstanding care teams, [...]
DENVER, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) announced today the abstract selections for the 18th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC), which will be held in Yokohama, Japan, on October 15-18, 2017. The research will be presented during the conference by world-class researchers, physicians, nurses and [...]
DENVER, Jul. 13, 2017 (Korea Bizwire) — The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) announced today that the IASLC 18th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) will take place on October 15-18, 2017, in Yokohama, Japan. The WCLC is the world’s largest meeting dedicated solely to lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies—gathering over [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – About 14,000 people are dying prematurely every year in South Korea as a result of air pollution, a medical professor said Monday, citing a report by the U.S.-based Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Cheong Hae-kwan, a professor at the Medical College of Seoul’s Sungkyunkwan University, said during [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of South Korean medical scientists has discovered a new protein that is related to causing lung cancer, the science ministry said Wednesday. The team led by Lee Chang-hwan of the University of Ulsan College of Medicine discovered that the protein called USE1 was more frequently found in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s health authorities said Tuesday that they have decided to “conditionally” maintain sales approval for a controversial lung cancer treatment developed by the country’s leading drugmaker Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. amid side effect concerns. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said it will maintain an earlier decision [...]
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, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) is completely banning the use of asbestos in Korea, according to a statement from April 7. The use of materials containing asbestos has been gradually prohibited since January 2007. However, some industries and military facilities were exempted due to lack of substitute [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Supreme Court said on April 10 that there is not enough evidence to prove the causal link between smoking and lung cancer for the plaintiffs and ruled in favor of the defendant Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corp. The Supreme Court justices remarked, “Even though there is indeed [...]