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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Think All Health Screenings Are Equal? What Happens After the Results Is What Really Counts
"What else should I add to my checkup this year. " It is a question clinicians hear continuously as patients schedule their annual health screenings.
97-Year-Old Gastric Cancer Patient Undergoes Total Stomach Removal via Robotic Surgery at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital
For nonagenarian patients and their families, deciding whether to undergo major surgery presents a formidable dilemma.
Samsung Medical Center Ranks No. 5 Globally for Cancer Care in Newsweek 2027 Assessment, Climbing to No. 12 in Respiratory Medicine
Samsung Medical Center has been named the No. 5 hospital worldwide and No. 1 in South Korea for cancer treatment,...
Why Nearly 4,000 Women Develop Liver Cancer Each Year—Even Without Heavy Drinking
Many people still assume liver cancer is primarily caused by alcohol consumption. While heavy drinking is certainly a...
Stomach Cancer Often Strikes Without Symptoms: Doctors Urge Biennial Endoscopy After Age 40
Every year, Sept. 7 marks Early Stomach Cancer Screening Day. Established by the Green Bell Foundation, a nonprofit...
Over 65 and Shut Out of Stem Cell Transplants? Fitness, Not Age, Should Guide Multiple Myeloma Care
Older adults diagnosed with multiple myeloma should not automatically be ruled out for autologous hematopoietic stem...
Could a Simple Blood Draw Replace Colonoscopy Prep? New AI Test Shows High Accuracy in Colorectal Cancer Screening
For many individuals, the prospect of colorectal cancer screening brings hesitation—not necessarily because of the...
When Both Partners Face Cancer: How Shared Diets and Lifestyles Shape Risk
"My spouse and I became cancer patients almost at the same time. Our youngest child is still small, and my wife keeps...
French Cardiac Surgeon Brings Father 10,000 km to Seoul for Rare Dual-Donor Liver Transplant
When Mohamed El Kettani, a 64-year-old Moroccan-born dual citizen of France and Morocco, was told that a liver...