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Re-evaluating the Knife: Why Some Thyroid Cancers No Longer Require Immediate Surgery

Re-evaluating the Knife: Why Some Thyroid Cancers No Longer Require Immediate Surgery

During a routine health screening, a doctor points out a small lump on your thyroid. Additional tests deliver a jarring verdict: thyroid cancer.
Robotic Gallbladder Surgery Flourishes Regionally: On Hospital’s Kim Geon-guk Surpasses 200 Cases in a Single Year

Robotic Gallbladder Surgery Flourishes Regionally: On Hospital’s Kim Geon-guk Surpasses 200 Cases in a Single Year

Surgery for cholecystitis or gallstones is no longer the exclusive domain of major university hospitals. Following the widespread adoption of...
The Surge of Pancreatic, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancers: Is Our Changing Diet to Blame?

The Surge of Pancreatic, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancers: Is Our Changing Diet to Blame?

In South Korea, the incidence of colorectal, pancreatic, and prostate cancers has risen sharply in recent years.
SCL Group and Hanaro Medical Foundation Bring K-Health to Indonesia’s National Central Hospital

SCL Group and Hanaro Medical Foundation Bring K-Health to Indonesia’s National Central Hospital

Comprehensive healthcare solutions company SCL Group announced on the 28th that it signed a memorandum of understanding...

"Hiding Out of Embarrassment Only Makes It Worse": A Leading Anorectal Specialist’s Warning Signs for Anal Fistula

You feel chilled and feverish. Your head and body ache. Naturally, it feels like the flu.
A World-Class Safety Net: Are You Missing Out on These Vital Korean Health Insurance Benefits?

A World-Class Safety Net: Are You Missing Out on These Vital Korean Health Insurance Benefits?

South Korea is globally recognized for possessing one of the most efficient and well-established National Health...
“I Thought It Was Cancer, but Thankfully It Wasn’t”: When a Rare Growth Mimics Deadly Melanoma

“I Thought It Was Cancer, but Thankfully It Wasn’t”: When a Rare Growth Mimics Deadly Melanoma

It looked like melanoma, a potentially fatal form of skin cancer, but detailed testing revealed the lesion to be...
Beyond the Seoul Search: Why Liver Cancer RFA in Changwon Reached 100 Cases

Beyond the Seoul Search: Why Liver Cancer RFA in Changwon Reached 100 Cases

When a liver cancer diagnosis is delivered, the immediate instinct for many patients and their families is to look...
The Rise of Colorectal Cancer: Why It Is Overtaking Stomach Cancer and What to Eat With Meat

The Rise of Colorectal Cancer: Why It Is Overtaking Stomach Cancer and What to Eat With Meat

"I found the cancer late, and treatment was grueling. It was a massive financial and emotional burden on my entire...
Saving Lives at the ‘Edge of Death’… A Hospital That Keeps the Lights On 24/7 for Critically Burned Patients

Saving Lives at the ‘Edge of Death’… A Hospital That Keeps the Lights On 24/7 for Critically Burned Patients

#Last December, a Thai woman, Ms. A, was brought to the emergency room at Bestian Seoul Hospital with severe,...