Current status of the management of cancer patients in Korea
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
;
: 228-232, 2017.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-206641
ABSTRACT
Cancer remains one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide and poses a major threat to public health. Cancer incidence and death rates have increased in most countries since 1990. Therefore, the importance of systematic measures within the public health system, such as special hospitals for cancer patients, has been emphasized. Korea has established a 10-year plan to treat cancer patients and has implemented national cancer control policies (the 10-Year Plan for National Cancer Control) over the past 20 years, and these policies have resulted in dramatic breakthroughs in cancer survival. However, by focusing on the visible outcomes of cancer control, these policies have not shown adequate results in terms of building an integrated support system to improve the quality of life of cancer survivors or terminal cancer patients. In the future, the government should strive to build a comprehensive cancer management system that incorporates multipurpose integrated support measures, such as multidisciplinary, palliative, and hospice care.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Palliative Care
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Quality of Life
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Cancer Care Facilities
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Public Health
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Incidence
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Mortality
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Hospice Care
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Survivors
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Hospitals, Special
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Korea
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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