Professor Bong Jun-woo of Godegu-ro Hospital Receives Excellence Award for Presentation at International College of Colorectal Surgeons Conference

Professor Bong Jun-woo of the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Korea University Guro Hospital received the Excellent Presentation Award at the 31st International College of Colorectal Surgery Conference.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] Professor Bong Jun-woo of the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Korea University Guro Hospital announced on the 18th that he recently received the Excellence Presentation Award at the '31st International Society of University Colorectal Surgeons Conference' held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Professor Bong was honored with this award for his presentation titled "Nomogram for Predicting Overall Survival of Underweight Patients with Colorectal Cancer."

Professor Bong developed a "survival prediction nomogram" for underweight colorectal cancer patients, whose prognosis is poor compared to patients with colorectal cancer of the same stage, and who show survival rates close to those of advanced colorectal cancer even in early-stage cases, making survival prediction difficult. The nomogram is a program that quantifies clinical information indicators into scores to easily predict risk.

In addition to proposing this predictive method, Professor Bong emphasized the importance of follow-up observation for underweight colorectal cancer patients and suggested the need for further elucidation of the mechanisms of colorectal cancer.

Regarding the award, Professor Bong said, "First, I would like to thank my fellow medical staff who helped me receive this great honor. Moving forward, I will do my best to identify causes in groups resistant to existing treatments, utilize big data research for new drug development, and continue clinical activities so that patients can safely and healthily return to their daily lives."

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