Samsung Medical Center Launches Specialized Committee to Assess Treatment Fitness in Older Cancer Patients
Even among cancer patients in their 70s, the capacity to tolerate major surgery or aggressive chemotherapy varies dramatically.
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Severe Lung Complications Drop Below 10% for Early Lung Cancer Patients with IPF Treated with Proton Therapy
For patients diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis —a chronic disease in which lung tissue inexplicably becomes scarred, stiffened, and...
"Can I Get TAVI, Too?": 11 Key Questions to Ask Before an Aortic Valve Procedure
Many patients with severe aortic valve stenosis delay treatment out of fear of open-heart surgery.
Samsung Medical Center Adopts Next-Generation Da Vinci 5 Robot to Advance Lung and Esophageal Cancer Surgery
Samsung Medical Center has introduced the latest robot-assisted surgery platform, the Da Vinci 5, for lung and...
No Need to Travel to Seoul: How South Gyeongsang Valve Patients Access Local TAVI Treatment
For older adults, heart valve disease can be particularly difficult to detect. Symptoms often develop gradually,...
'2 Million Brain Cells Die Every Minute': Neurologists Call for National Strategy as South Korea Ages
"In a super-aged society, brain diseases represent a core healthcare challenge that the nation must tackle...
'Can I Be a Mother, Too?': 30-Year Study Shows Safe Pregnancy Is Possible with Valvular Heart Disease
For women with valvular heart disease, pregnancy has long been considered a high-stakes undertaking.
Beyond Seoul: How a Secondary Hospital in Busan Mastered 167 Incompatible Kidney Transplants
When a family member steps forward to donate a kidney to a loved one suffering from end-stage renal disease, a blood...
Incheon Hospital Introduces Suction Ureteroscope to Remove Kidney Stones Over 2 cm in Single Procedure
When flank pain becomes so excruciating that it feels like tissue tearing, many patients rush straight to the emergency...
TAVI speeds recovery without opening the chest — but age brings more to weigh
For patients diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis and their families, one question often comes first: “Can it be...