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Updates on incidence, mortality and survival of liver cancer using Korea central cancer registry database: 1999–2022 Open

Sung Yeon Hong, Mee Joo Kang, Eun Hye Park, E Hwa Yun, Hye Jin Kim , et al. · 2025

Analysis of LC trends in Korea reveals a persistent reduction in incidence and significant improvements in early detection and survival rates for HCC. Despite these gains, IHCC continues to pose clinical difficulties, underscoring the need…

Incidence, mortality, and survival of gallbladder, extrahepatic bile duct, and pancreatic cancers in Korea: A population-based study from 1999 to 2022 Open

Mee Joo Kang, Eun Hye Park, E Hwa Yun, Hye-Jin Kim, Kyu‐Won Jung , et al. · 2025

The crude incidence rates for gallbladder, extrahepatic bile duct, and pancreatic cancers have continuously risen in Korea. While survival rates have improved, the persistently high mortality rates highlight the critical need for earlier d…

ASO Visual Abstract: Conditional Relative Survival of Gallbladder Cancer—a Population-Based Study in a High-Incidence Asian Country from 1999 to 2021 Open

Mee Joo Kang, Johyun Ha, Sang-Jae Park, Hyeong Min Park, Kyu-Won Jung , et al. · 2025

Clarifying the misinterpretation of case-fatality rate as mortality in thyroid cancer studies Open

Yong Sik Jung, Eun Hye Park, Mee Joo Kang · 2025

Cancer Statistics in Korea: Incidence, Mortality, Survival, and Prevalence in 2022 Open

Eun Hye Park, Kyu‐Won Jung, Nam Ju Park, Mee Joo Kang, E Hwa Yun , et al. · 2025

Purpose The current study provides national cancer statistics and their secular trends in Korea, including incidence, mortality, survival, and prevalence in 2022, with international comparisons.Materials and Methods Cancer incidence, survi…

Prediction of Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Korea, 2025 Open

Kyu‐Won Jung, Mee Joo Kang, Eun Hye Park, E Hwa Yun, Hye-Jin Kim , et al. · 2025

Purpose This study aimed to project cancer incidence and mortality for 2025 to estimate Korea’s current cancer burden.Materials and Methods Cancer incidence data from 1999 to 2022 were obtained from the Korea National Cancer Incidence Data…

An innovative approach to hospital-wide interprofessional capacity building: Côte d’Ivoire National Cancer Center project Open

Ji-Young Han, Innocent Adoubi, Mee Joo Kang, Sangyeol Lee, So‐Youn Jung , et al. · 2025

Effective hospital personnel capacity building programs should not only focus on imparting medical knowledge and technical skills but also actively engage trainees in developing hospital operational plans. Furthermore, ensuring mutual trus…

Increased diagnosis of hepato-biliary-pancreatic cancer after cholecystectomy: a population-based study Open

Young Ae Kim, Hak Jun Kim, Mee Joo Kang, Sung‐Sik Han, Hyeong Min Park , et al. · 2025

Given the increasing trend of cholecystectomy, it is imperative to reassess surgical and surveillance strategies in consideration of the potential long-term risks for digestive tract cancers. The objective of this study was to assess the r…

Epidemiology and survival analysis according to the histologic subtype of pancreatic cancer: a population-based cohort study Open

Hyeong Min Park, Mee Joo Kang, Sang‐Jae Park, Kyu‐Won Jung, Sung‐Sik Han · 2025

The subgroups of pancreatic cancer show different epidemiologic features, including incidences, treatment rates, and prognoses.

Practice guidelines for managing extrahepatic biliary tract cancers Open

Hyung Sun Kim, Mee Joo Kang, Jingu Kang, Kyubo Kim, Bohyun Kim , et al. · 2024

The extrahepatic guideline committee believed that this guideline could be helpful in the treatment of patients.

Cancer Statistics in Korea: Incidence, Mortality, Survival, and Prevalence in 2021 Open

Eun Hye Park, Kyu‐Won Jung, Nam Ju Park, Mee Joo Kang, E Hwa Yun , et al. · 2024

Purpose The current study provides national cancer statistics and their secular trends in Korea, including incidence, mortality, survival, and prevalence in 2021.Materials and Methods Incidence, survival, and prevalence rates of cancer wer…

Prediction of Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Korea, 2024 Open

Klaus Jung, Mee Joo Kang, Eun Hye Park, E Hwa Yun, Hye-Jin Kim , et al. · 2024

Purpose This study aimed to report the projected cancer incidence and mortality for the year 2024 to estimate Korea’s current cancer burden.Materials and Methods Cancer incidence data from 1999 to 2021 were obtained from the Korea National…

ASO Visual Abstract: Conditional Relative Survival of Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer—A Population-Based Study Open

Mee Joo Kang, Johyun Ha, Hyeong Min Park, Sang‐Jae Park, Kyu‐Won Jung , et al. · 2024

The need for hands-on training and supervision for entry-level physicians in a country with low surgical staffing density: a nationwide survey in Ghana Open

Mee Joo Kang, Reuben Ngissah, Alexis D. B. Buunaaim, Richard Baidoo, Francis Odei-Ansong , et al. · 2023

Regional disparities in major cancer incidence in Korea, 1999-2018 Open

Eun Hye Park, Mee Joo Kang, Kyu‐Won Jung, Eun Hye Park, E Hwa Yun , et al. · 2023

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated regional disparities in the incidence of 8 major cancers at the municipal level in Korea during 1999-2018 and evaluated the presence or absence of hot spots of cancer clusters during 2014-2018.METHODS: T…

Exocrine pancreatic cancer as a second primary malignancy: A population-based study Open

Mee Joo Kang, Jiwon Lim, Sung‐Sik Han, Hyeong Min Park, Sung Chun Cho , et al. · 2023

Survivors of first primary bile duct, gallbladder, kidney, ovary, and female breast cancer should be closely monitored for the occurrence of second primary EPCs, even after 5 years of follow-up.

Exocrine pancreatic cancer as a second primary malignancy: A population-based study Open

Mee Joo Kang, Jiwon Lim, Sung-Sik HAN, Hyeong Min PARK, Sung Chun CHO , et al. · 2023

Mee Joo KANG, Jiwon LIM, Sung-Sik HAN, Hyeong Min PARK, Sung Chun CHO, Sang-Jae PARK, Sun-Whe KIM*, Young-Joo WON. Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2023;27:S77. https://doi.org/10.14701/ahbps.2023S1.OP-3-4

Conditional relative survival rate of exocrine pancreatic cancer in Korea Open

Mee Joo Kang, Johyun Ha, Hyeong Min PARK, Sung Chun CHO, Sang-Jae PARK , et al. · 2023

Background: Adjusted prognostic information is important for treatment decisions, especially when consulting elderly patients or survivors of exocrine pancreatic cancer (EPC).This study investigated the conditional relative survival rates …

Effect of postoperative glycemic control on survival rates following pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with biliary tract cancer Open

Jangho PARK, Sang-Jae PARK, Sung-Sik HAN, Mee Joo Kang, Hyeong Min PARK · 2023

Background: Poor postoperative glycemic control in diabetic patients was reported to affect the decrease in survival of bladder and pancreatic cancers, but there were no studies regarding bile duct cancer.We investigated overall and recurr…

Epidemiologic analysis according to histologic subtype of pancreatic cancer in Korea from 1999 to 2019 Open

Hyeong Min PARK, Mee Joo Kang, Sang-Jae PARK, Kyu‐Won Jung, Sung-Sik HAN · 2023

Background: This study investigated epidemiologic features of patients with pancreatic cancer in Korea, according to the histologic subtypes. Methods:The Korean Central Cancer Registry data on patients with pancreatic cancer from 1999 to 2…

Prediction of Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Korea, 2023 Open

Kyu‐Won Jung, Mee Joo Kang, Eun Hye Park, E Hwa Yun, Hye-Jin Kim , et al. · 2023

Purpose This study aimed to report the projected cancer incidence and mortality for the year 2023 to estimate Korea’s current cancer burden.Materials and Methods Cancer incidence data from 1999 to 2020 were obtained from the Korea National…

Cancer Statistics in Korea: Incidence, Mortality, Survival, and Prevalence in 2020 Open

Mee Joo Kang, Kyu‐Won Jung, So Hyun Bang, Seo Hyun Choi, Eun Hye Park , et al. · 2023

Purpose The current study provides national cancer statistics and their secular trends in Korea, including incidence, mortality, survival, and prevalence in 2020.Materials and Methods Incidence, survival, and prevalence rates of cancer wer…

Do jejunal veins matter during pancreaticoduodenectomy? Open

Mee Joo Kang, Sung‐Sik Han, Sang‐Jae Park, Hyeong Min Park, Sun‐Whe Kim · 2022

When planning pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic head cancer, the prevalence of anatomical variation of the proximal jejunal vein (PJV), the associated short-term surgical outcomes, and the level of PJV convergence to the superior mese…

Incidence, mortality, and survival of liver cancer using Korea central cancer registry database: 1999-2019 Open

Sung Yeon Hong, Mee Joo Kang, Tae-Gyu Kim, Kyu‐Won Jung, Bong‐Wan Kim · 2022

A great improvement in survival rate was observed in patients with newly diagnosed HCCs. It was estimated to be due to an increase in early detection rate. On the contrary, detection rate of an early IHCC was stagnant with a minor improvem…

Incidence, mortality and survival of gallbladder, extrahepatic bile duct, and pancreatic cancer using Korea central cancer registry database: 1999-2019 Open

Mee Joo Kang, E Hwa Yun, Kyu‐Won Jung, Sang‐Jae Park · 2022

The crude incidence and mortality rates of the gallbladder, extrahepatic bile duct, and pancreatic cancer are steadily increasing in Korea, and the prognosis remains poor. Early detection, active application of surgical treatment, and mini…

Effect of preoperative nutritional support in malnourished patients with pancreatobiliary cancer: a quasi-experimental study Open

Hyeong Min Park, Young Hwa Kang, Dong-Eun Lee, Mee Joo Kang, Sung‐Sik Han , et al. · 2022

Background In malnourished patients, postoperative morbidity, hospitalization period, and medical expenses are reportedly to be high. We evaluated the clinical impact of a preoperative nutritional support program (PNSP) among malnourished …

Distinct prognosis of biliary tract cancer according to tumor location, stage, and treatment: a population-based study Open

Mee Joo Kang, Jiwon Lim, Sung‐Sik Han, Hyeong Min Park, Sun‐Whe Kim , et al. · 2022

Biliary tract cancer (BTC) has been inconsistently identified according to its location in epidemiological and clinical studies. This study retrospectively reviewed the treatment pattern and prognosis of BTC according to tumor location usi…

Postoperative poor oral intake after distal pancreatectomy Open

Hyeong Min PARK, Sang-Jae PARK, Mee Joo Kang, Sung-Sik HAN, Sun-Whe KIM · 2022

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Distinct prognosis of biliary tract cancer according to tumor location, stage, and treatment: A population-based study Open

Mee Joo Kang, Jiwon Lim, Sung-Sik HAN, Hyeong Min PARK, Sun-Whe KIM , et al. · 2022

Background: Biliary tract cancer (BTC) affects many distinct regions that have been inconsistently identified in epidemiological and clinical studies.This study investigated the treatment pattern and prognosis of BTC according to tumor loc…

Prevalence of psychological symptoms in patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy and results of a distress management system: A clinic-based study Open

Mee Joo Kang, Eun‐Seung Yu, Young Hwa Kang, Hyeong Min PARK, Sang-Jae PARK , et al. · 2022

Mee Joo KANG, Eun-Seung YU, Young Hwa KANG, Hyeong Min PARK, Sang-Jae PARK, Sun-Whe KIM, Jong-Heun KIM, Sung-Sik HAN*. Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2022;26:S88. https://doi.org/10.14701/ahbps.2022S1.OP-4-7

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