Professor Park Juhyun of Korea University Ansan Hospital Awarded 5th Young Medical Scientist Academic Award

Hanmi Pharm-Korean Women Doctors' Association Awards
Award Ceremony on the 15th

Hanmi Pharmaceutical announced on the 13th that Professor Juhyun Park, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Korea University Ansan Hospital, was selected as the recipient of the '5th Young Medical Scientist Award,' jointly established with the Korean Women Doctors' Association.

Professor Juhyun Park, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital.
[Photo by Hanmi Pharmaceutical]

Professor Park was recognized for proving the previously unclear association between light alcohol consumption and the risk of cholangiocarcinoma. For this study, over 9.52 million Korean adults aged 20 and above were followed for 10 years, analyzing the dose-response relationship between alcohol consumption and cholangiocarcinoma risk according to individual blood glucose status.

According to her paper, light alcohol consumption increases the risk of cholangiocarcinoma in individuals with prediabetes and diabetes, whereas no association was found in those with normal blood glucose levels. These research findings were published in November last year in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the world’s leading oncology journal published by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Hanmi Pharmaceutical explained that this study is the first in the world to demonstrate that the risk of cholangiocarcinoma from alcohol consumption can be influenced by an individual’s blood glucose status.

Currently, Professor Park is focusing not only on identifying risk factors that cause cancer in clinical settings at Korea University Ansan Hospital but also on developing personalized cancer prevention strategy models. Over the past three years, she has published 24 papers in domestic and international journals, with key studies focusing on the relationship between individual health status and cancer risk.

Professor Park said, "I will continue to advance my research to widely promote that cancer is a preventable disease and strive to help many people live healthier and happier lives."

Established in 2019 and now in its fifth year, the Young Medical Scientist Award was launched to encourage research enthusiasm among young female doctors and enhance the global competitiveness of academic research. The award is given to female members of the Korean Women Doctors' Association under the age of 45 with outstanding research achievements, and includes a certificate and a prize of 10 million KRW. The award ceremony will be held on the 15th at the 67th regular general meeting of the Korean Women Doctors' Association at the Koreana Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul.

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