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| Opinion | February 10, 2023

How do we trade off benefits and harms of anticancer drugs for advanced cancer patients?

Do Yeun Kim

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(2):86-90.

Background: The overall survival rate of advanced cancer patients has improved thanks to the development of modern medical treatments, particularly new and innovative chemotherapeutic agents such as targeted therapies and...

Management of the adverse effects of anticancer chemotherapy | Focused Issue of This Month | February 10, 2023

Managing the adverse effects of cytotoxic chemotherapy at the level of primary healthcare

Ji Hyung Hong

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(2):92-104.

Background: Despite the increased incidence of cancer, more effective cancer drugs are being developed and cancer patient survival expectancy has been prolonged. Here, we discuss the contribution of primary healthcare...

Management of the adverse effects of anticancer chemotherapy | Focused Issue of This Month | February 10, 2023

Management of the adverse effects of targeted therapy for cancer

Hyewon Ryu

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(2):105-111.

Background: Advances in genomics and molecular biology over the past 20 years have resulted in numerous approved molecular targeted cancer therapies. The two main approaches for targeted cancer therapy are...

Management of the adverse effects of anticancer chemotherapy | Focused Issue of This Month | February 10, 2023

Management of the adverse effects of cancer immunotherapy with a focus on the gastrointestinal and hepatic systems

Jaekyung Cheon

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(2):112-115.

Background: Immunotherapy has become established as a new cancer treatment that enhances patients’ immune systems’ ability to fight cancer. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have demonstrated remarkable benefits in the treatment...

Management of the adverse effects of anticancer chemotherapy | Focused Issue of This Month | February 10, 2023

Management of the adverse effects of cancer immunotherapy with a focus on the respiratory and nervous systems

Song Ee Park

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(2):116-122.

Background: The incidence of adverse toxic reactions to immunotherapy using immune checkpoint inhibitors is 2-10% in the respiratory system and 3.9% to 12% in the neurologic system. The severity of...

| Continuing Education Column | February 10, 2023

Diagnosis and treatment of sodium hypochlorite poisoning with ingestion of household bleaching agents

Jeong Mi Moon, Byeong Jo Chun, Yong Soo Cho

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(2):123-129.

Background: Sodium hypochlorite is commonly used as a household bleaching agent (for example, the Clorox brand). Sodium hypochlorite poisoning with ingestion of a bleaching agent is often observed in clinical...

| Health Statistics of Korea | February 10, 2023

Cause-of-death statistics in 2020 in the Republic of Korea

Vital Statistics Division, Statistics Korea , Hyongjoon Noh, Juhee Seo, et al.

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(2):132-142.

Background: This study analyzed the causes of death in the Korean population in 2020. Methods: Cause-of-death data for 2020 from Statistics Korea were examined based on the Korean Standard Classification of...

| Special Contribution | February 10, 2023

Proposal to establish a hospital dedicated for surgical essential medicines: a pilot project to strengthen the essential medical service in Korea

Phils Kim

J Korean Med Assoc. 2023;66(2):143-151.

Background: In December 2022, the Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Korean government announced the “action plan for essential medicine (EM),” featuring that the regional emergency centers in tertiary...

Current Issue: Volume 66(2); Feb 2023

Current situation of tuberculosis and National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis Control in Korea Eunjeong Son, Doosoo Jeon J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(4):316-323. Special Contribution April 10, 2021 Cited By 6 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Prevalence and treatment of pediatric dyslipidemia Kyungchul Song, Ho-Seong Kim, Hyun Wook Chae J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(6):410-415. Focused Issue of This Month June 10, 2021 Cited By 2 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Socioeconomic effects of pressure ulcer Jun-Ho Lee J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(1):11-15. Focused Issue of This Month January 10, 2021 Cited By 2 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Campaign for the optimal treatment of varicose veins: welcoming the declaration of the Code of Ethics issued by the Korean Society for Phlebology Seung-Kee Min J Korean Med Assoc. 2022;65(4):188-191. Opinion April 10, 2022 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Myths and truths about varicose veins Shin-Seok Yang, Suh Min Kim J Korean Med Assoc. 2022;65(4):225-231. Focused Issue of This Month April 10, 2022 Current advances in varicose veins Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Overview of pediatric obesity: diagnosis, epidemiology, and significance Jae Hyun Kim J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(6):401-409. Focused Issue of This Month June 10, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Diagnosis and management of pediatric type 1 diabetes mellitus Jieun Lee J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(6):425-431. Focused Issue of This Month June 10, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Opinion on the practice of cremation funeral for patients who died of COVID-19 Yun Jung Heo J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(4):243-246. Opinion April 10, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Diagnosis and treatment of drug-induced interstitial lung disease Sanghoon Park, Eun Joo Lee J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(4):286-295. Focused Issue of This Month April 10, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Health insurance policies for magnetic resonance imaging tests in Korea Dong Ah Shin J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(3):172-176. Opinion March 10, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Epidemiology of senile spinal diseases: a study based on the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service database Sung Hyun Noh J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(3):178-184. Focused Issue of This Month March 10, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Surgical treatment of senile spinal diseases Dal-Sung Ryu, Seung-Hwan Yoon J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(3):191-199. Focused Issue of This Month March 10, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Advantages and disadvantages of targeted therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Yoon-Kyoung Sung J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(2):90-93. Opinion February 10, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Biologic therapies for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus Sung-Hoon Park J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(2):109-115. Focused Issue of This Month February 10, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Evaluation and improvement of adherence to medication Won Kyung Lee, Joongyub Lee J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(2):130-136. Continuing Education Column February 10, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF Self-study	Vaginal health in women and the possibility of predicting preterm birth through microbiome analysis Young Min Hur, Mi Na Kang, Young Ju Kim J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(12):833-840. Continuing Education Column December 10, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF Self-study
Current status of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma in South Korea Eul-Sik Yoon J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(1):5-9. Opinion January 10, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Non-surgical treatment for pressure ulcer Hii-Sun Jeong J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(1):26-33. Focused Issue of This Month January 10, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Pharmacological treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults Kukju Kweon J Korean Med Assoc. 2021;64(1):49-56. Pharmacotherapeutics January 10, 2021 Cited By 1 Full text PubReader ePub PDF

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