Merck Healthcare Korea Holds In-house Campaign for World Cancer Day

Sharing Messages of Empathy and Support for Cancer Patients' Treatment Journeys

Merck Healthcare Korea announced on the 4th that it held an in-house event in celebration of World Cancer Day to empathize with the treatment journeys of cancer patients and their families and to share the value of patient-centered care.

This event was organized as part of the global campaign for World Cancer Day led by the Union for International Cancer Control. It aims to shed light on the changes in daily life experienced by patients and their families during cancer treatment and to promote empathy and solidarity.

On World Cancer Day, employees of Merck Korea Healthcare are sharing messages supporting the daily lives of cancer patients and their families. Merck Korea

On this day, Merck Healthcare Korea shared the impact of the cancer treatment process on all aspects of patients' lives through an internal campaign involving employees. By engaging in activities that visually represented the daily lives altered by cancer treatment, the company focused on deepening understanding of the challenges faced during the treatment journey.

The company continues to pursue a patient-centered approach in the field of cancer treatment by reflecting the opinions of patients and caregivers in treatment strategies and decision-making. It operates internal programs that take into account clinical development and the treatment environment, with a policy of considering not only treatment outcomes but also the treatment experience and quality of life.

Employees who participated in the event shared messages of support for the treatment journeys of cancer patients and their families, uniting around the goal of spreading the value of patient-centered care.

"This event was an opportunity for our employees to once again reflect on the meaning of patient-centered care," said Lee Sookyung, Executive Director of the Oncology Business Unit at Merck Healthcare Korea. "We will continue our efforts to improve the treatment environment and quality of life for cancer patients in Korea."

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