대한의사협회지: Journal of the Korean Medical Association

| Opinion | February 10, 2025

Population attributable fraction as a key measure of primary cancer prevention strategy

Sohee Park, Yoon-Jung Choi, Sue Kyung Park, et al.

J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):82-86.

Background: A fundamental objective of public health is to identify the causes of diseases and associated risk factors to develop effective prevention strategies. In this regard, the population attributable fraction...

| Editorial | February 10, 2025

Guest editorial introduction to the special issue on “Cancer Cause and Primary Prevention”

Sue Kyung Park

J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):87-89.

Cancer Cause and Primary Prevention | Focused Issue of This Month | February 10, 2025

Cancer attributable to tobacco smoking: a focus on primary prevention

Kwang-Pil Ko

J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):91-99.

Background: This paper reviews recent research findings on the population-attributable risk (PAR) of tobacco smoking in cancer incidence. It examines the components used in calculating PAR, specifically smoking prevalence and...

Cancer Cause and Primary Prevention | Focused Issue of This Month | February 10, 2025

Cancer attributable to excess body weight in Korea: a focus on primary prevention

Yoon-Jung Choi

J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):100-107.

Background: The prevalence of obesity is increasing rapidly around the world. The World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research has reported that obesity raises the risk of several cancers,...

Cancer Cause and Primary Prevention | Focused Issue of This Month | February 10, 2025

Cancer incidence attributable to dietary factors in Korea

Ji Hyun Kim, Minhee Cho, Jung Eun Lee, et al.

J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):108-120.

Background: The population attributable fraction (PAF) indicates the proportion of disease cases in a given population that can be attributed to a specific factor, assuming a causal relationship. In other...

Cancer Cause and Primary Prevention | Focused Issue of This Month | February 10, 2025

Cancer attributable to occupational factors: a focus on primary prevention

Eun Mi Kim, Jeehee Min, Inah Kim

J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):121-129.

Background: Occupational cancers arise from exposure to carcinogenic agents during work activities and represent a significant public health challenge. In Korea, compensation for occupational cancers has been available since 1964,...

| Continuing Education Column | February 10, 2025

Pediatric abdominal pain: the need for a careful differential diagnosis according to age

In Hyuk Yoo

J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):130-137.

Background: Acute abdominal pain is a common yet clinically challenging symptom in pediatrics. Its potential causes range from self-limited conditions to life-threatening emergencies. Proper evaluation requires a thorough understanding of...

| Special Contribution | February 10, 2025

Efforts toward solving the problem of medical errors

Junheum Yon, Bong Jin Kang

J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):140-145.

Background: Medical errors occur around 5% of admissions, sometimes resulting in serious outcomes. They tend to provoke lawsuits against healthcare workers, causing much concern. Nowadays in Korea, the number of...

Population attributable fraction as a key measure of primary cancer prevention strategy Sohee Park, Yoon-Jung Choi, Sue Kyung Park, et al. J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):82-86. Opinion February 10, 2025 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Guest editorial introduction to the special issue on “Cancer Cause and Primary Prevention” Sue Kyung Park J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):87-89. Editorial February 10, 2025 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Cancer attributable to tobacco smoking: a focus on primary prevention Kwang-Pil Ko J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):91-99. Focused Issue of This Month February 10, 2025 Cancer Cause and Primary Prevention Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF PDF (English)	Cancer attributable to excess body weight in Korea: a focus on primary prevention Yoon-Jung Choi J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):100-107. Focused Issue of This Month February 10, 2025 Cancer Cause and Primary Prevention Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF PDF (English)
Cancer incidence attributable to dietary factors in Korea Ji Hyun Kim, Minhee Cho, Jung Eun Lee, et al. J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):108-120. Focused Issue of This Month February 10, 2025 Cancer Cause and Primary Prevention Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF PDF (English)	Cancer attributable to occupational factors: a focus on primary prevention Eun Mi Kim, Jeehee Min, Inah Kim J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):121-129. Focused Issue of This Month February 10, 2025 Cancer Cause and Primary Prevention Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF PDF (English)
Pediatric abdominal pain: the need for a careful differential diagnosis according to age In Hyuk Yoo J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):130-137. Continuing Education Column February 10, 2025 Full text PubReader ePub PDF Self-study	Efforts toward solving the problem of medical errors Junheum Yon, Bong Jin Kang J Korean Med Assoc. 2025;68(2):140-145. Special Contribution February 10, 2025 Full text PubReader ePub PDF