Wibiang Hospital Holds 'Health Lecture' for Cancer Patients and Families

Wibiang Hospital announced on the 8th that it will hold a health lecture for patients suffering from cancer and their families.

Lee Hong-chan, director of Wibiang Hospital, explained, "In a situation where the recent worsening medical crisis has increased anxiety among cancer patients, we decided to hold this lecture to help manage the health of the growing number of cancer patients." The lecture will be held on the 17th in the afternoon at the seminar room of Wibiang Hospital on Sinchon-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul.

Cancer, the leading cause of death in Korea, continues to increase in patient numbers due to population aging. According to national cancer registration statistics, the number of newly diagnosed cancer patients in 2021 reached 277,523, and it is estimated that one in three people will develop cancer if they live to the Korean life expectancy of 83.6 years. On the other hand, with advances in early cancer diagnosis, precision testing, and standard cancer treatments (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation), the survival rate of cancer patients is also continuously increasing. The 5-year relative survival rate for cancer patients newly diagnosed in the recent five years (2017?2021) was 72.1%, meaning 7 out of 10 patients survived more than five years. This is a significant increase compared to 65.5% during 2006?2010, ten years ago.

This lecture will be conducted in two sessions. The first session will be led by Director Lee Hong-chan on immune management and gut health necessary for cancer patients, and the second session will be given by Nutrition Team Leader Yoo Jeong-min on gut health immune diet for cancer patients. Any cancer patient or family member can apply, and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis via phone inquiry.

Director Lee Hong-chan said, "Recently, the number of patients complaining of difficulties due to side effects or complications from long-term treatment has greatly increased, rather than problems caused by cancer itself or metastasis/recurrence," adding, "Providing immunotherapy and anti-cancer diets to help patients comfortably undergo cancer treatment and offering management methods that allow them to care for themselves after returning home from treatment is more important than anything else."

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