Hai Rim Shin

..The aim of this study was to investigate the role of TNF genetic variants and the combined effect between TNF gene and cigarette smoking in the development of gastric cancer in the Korean population...

..In addition, cancer control activities related to cancer registration in some selected countries are also presented...

..Although progress on cholangiocarcinoma prevention and treatment has been steady, more studies related to classification and risk factors will be helpful to develop an advanced strategy to cure and prevent cholangiocarcinoma...

..Early detection and treatment improvement will continue to reduce the mortality rates in Hong Kong and Singapore as observed in Western countries...

..The incidence rates of cancer across Asia vary greatly, with approximately three fold differences in both males and females...

..However, there are few recent descriptive reports on the epidemiology of breast cancer among Eastern and Southeastern Asian populations...

..2-9.8). Approximately 10% of cholangiocarcinomas in Korea were caused by chronic C. sinensis infections. More specific policies, including health education and an extensive effort for early detection in endemic areas, are needed...

..The nationwide cancer statistics in this paper will provide essential data for evidence-based decisions in the national cancer control program in Korea...

..Our study showed an effect of both women's and their husbands' sexual behavior on HPV positivity. Furthermore, it suggests some differences in the pattern of the association between sexual behavior and different HPV types...

..Improvements of survival for young patients are more significant than for older patients. The results may help clinicians and patients assess long-term prognosis...

..The median survival durations were 16.3 months in males and 81.6 months in females. This result will be useful for evaluation of cancer treatment outcomes in Korea...

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..A rise in incidence of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma has been recently reported in Western countries but comparatively little is known about recent cholangiocarcinoma incidence trends in East and South-Eastern Asia...

..The nationwide cancer statistics in this paper will provide essential data for cancer research and evidence-based health policy in Korea...

..To estimate the current cancer burden in Korea, newly diagnosed cancer cases and cancer incidence rates were calculated for the years 2003~2005...

..Here, we applied period analysis to examine changes in 5-year relative survival (RS) by age group for 1997 and for 2002...

..Few human papillomavirus (HPV) seroprevalence studies have been carried out in women from low-resource countries...

..7%) and liver cancer (696,000 deaths, 9.2%). Cancer is neither rare anywhere in the world, nor mainly confined to high-resource countries. Striking differences in the patterns of cancer from region to region are observed...

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..The anti-HCV positivity was significantly higher in females than in males. Because the risk of HCV exposure in blood recipients has decreased remarkably, the spread of HCV through means other than a transfusion must be prevented...

..Timely and reliable estimation of cancer can only be realized if accurate information is available from cancer registries covering representative samples of the country...

..To describe the HPV genotype distribution and to investigate the underlying secular trend in the relative contribution of HPV types 16-18 in invasive cervical cancer (ICC) over a period of 47 years (1958-2004) in South Korea...

..62%, 95% CI: 1.92-5.35). Results of this study will provide evidence-based foundation for the evaluation of the existing cervical cancer-screening programs...

..The timely reporting of improved quality of cancer registration is needed for evidence-based decisions regarding cancer control in Korea...

..Dietary factors contribute to the risk of developing metabolic syndrome, a disorder associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and some cancers...

..2% in 1993 to 83.5% in 1999. The data from this study will provide valuable information to plan and evaluate actions against breast cancer including national breast cancer screening...

..In contrast, HPV seropositivity among men was not associated with sexual behavior or the presence of HPV DNA. Seroprevalence correlates with genital HPV exposure in young women, but its meaning in young men is unclear...

..Smoking increases the risk of squamous-cell carcinoma of the cervix, but it is not clear whether smoking increases the risk of acquisition or persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection...

..These differences, however, underline that great caution should be used in inferring the natural history of HPV from age-specific prevalences...

..Moreover, most people infected with HCV in Korea are older than 40 years, and therefore, the surveillance of adults (> or =40 years) for HCV infection will be helpful in early detection of HCC developing in them...

..28, 95% CI = 0.13-0.58) as well as overall lung cancer (aOR = 0.50, 95% CI = 0.30-0.82). This study suggested that RIZ polymorphisms may be important predictive markers for lung cancer susceptibility...

..The aim of this study is to describe and discuss cancer survival in these regions...

..Better information on the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infection is needed in many world areas...

..Little is known about the natural history of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in Asian women...

..The current health service must emphasize education for the elderly about cervical cancer prevention while concentrating on screening...

..Among 103 virgins, 4.9% had anti-VLPs (1/73 among those aged 24 years or less)...

..Little is known about the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in young adults in Asia...

..On the basis of our results, female breast cancer in Korea will linearly increase for the forseeable future if the trend over the past 20 years continues...

..Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the association between serum glucose levels and liver cancer development in a Korean cohort...

..It would be better to reduce the barriers to the active group of undergoing Pap smear. This study might be a useful guide for future planning of Pap testing program...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the roles of cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, tuberculosis, and their interactions in the risk of lung cancer in a Korean cohort...

..A new genomic cohort has been launched since 2001 in Korea, for which the target number of subjects is 250,000 men and women over the next 5 years. This article describes the goals and the designs of each of the above-mentioned cohorts...

..This study was conducted to examine the relationships between the participation rate, the abnormal screening rate and the socio-demographic factors associated with participation in the screening program...

..sinensis in the study subjects. It is necessary to establish consistent medical management and education programs for the treatment and prevention of C. sinensis infestation in the rural inhabitants of Korea...

..Although the Ser326Cys polymorphism of 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase (hOGG1) is consistently associated with a range of cancers, there is no consensus regarding this polymorphism and colorectal cancer risk...

..Prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates in South Korea are relatively low, but rising steadily...

..No increased risk of gastric cancer according to the serum glucose level was found (p-trend=0.337). CONCLUSIONS: This study provides no evidence for an association of the serum glucose level with gastric cancer...

..Efforts to discourage raw freshwater fish intake, treat egg carriers, and protect water sources from C. sinensis contamination should be strengthened in the Republic of Korea...

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..The objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between cigarette smoking and gastric cancer risk in a Korean population...

..These results reveal for the first time that polymorphisms in the CHFR gene are associated with colorectal cancer susceptibility...

..Our study suggested that there might be another transmission route of HBV, which is possibly related to diet...