• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.2947-2951
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• 2016

A quasi-experimental study was conducted to develop a health education modification program based on self-efficacy and motivation regarding liver flukes and cholangiocarcinoma development in Keang Sanam Nang district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand. A total of 36 individuals were invited to participate in the program and were screened for population at risk of liver fluke infection and cholangiocarcinoma using SUT-OV-001 and SUT-CCA-001. Development of health education modification program regarding liver fluke and cholangiocarcinoma prevention included 3 steps: (1) preparation, (2) health education program, and (3) follow-up and evaluation. The study was implemented for 10 weeks. Pre-and-post-test knowledge was measured with questionnaires, Kuder-Richardson-20: KR-20 = 0.718,and Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient = 0.724 and 0.716 for percection and outcome expectation questionnaires. Paired and independent t-tests were applied for data analysis. The majority of the participants were female (55.6%), aged between ${\leq}50$ and 60 years old (36.1%), married (86.1%), education level of primary school (63.9%), agricultural occupation (80.6%), and income <4,000 Baht (44.4%). The results revealed that after the health education program, the experimental group had a mean score of knowledge, perception, and outcome expectation regarding liver fluke and cholangiocarcinoma prevention significantly higher than before participation and in the control group. In conclusion, this successful health education modification program for liver fluke and cholangiocarcinoma, therefore may useful for further work behavior modification in other epidemic areas.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.122-131
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• 2021

Purpose: To date, there are no promising treatments for gastric carcinoma with peritoneal metastasis. Some researchers have suggested a survival benefit of gastrectomy in select patients. This study investigated the survival of gastric carcinoma patients with stand-alone peritoneal metastasis according to the type of treatment modality. Materials and Methods: We reviewed the data of 132 patients with gastric carcinoma and stand-alone peritoneal metastasis. We performed gastrectomy when the primary tumor was deemed resectable and systemic chemotherapy was administered. We analyzed patient survival according to the type of treatment, and the prognostic value of gastrectomy was evaluated in univariate and multivariate models. Results: Among all patients, 70 underwent gastrectomy plus chemotherapy, 20 underwent gastrectomy alone, 36 underwent chemotherapy alone, and 6 received supportive care. The median patient survival was 13 months. Patients who underwent gastrectomy had significantly longer survival than those who did not undergo gastrectomy (14 vs. 8 months, P<0.001). Patients who received chemotherapy showed significantly longer survival than those who did not (13 vs. 7 months, P=0.032). Patients who underwent gastrectomy plus chemotherapy showed better survival than those who underwent other treatments. In multivariate analysis, gastrectomy was found to be an independent prognostic factor (hazard ratio, 0.52; 95% confidence interval, 0.33-0.82) in addition to chemotherapy. Conclusions: Our study showed that patients who underwent gastrectomy plus chemotherapy had the best survival. Although the survival benefit of gastrectomy remains uncertain, it is a favorable prognostic indicator in patients with stand-alone peritoneal metastasis.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제64권3호
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• pp.200-205
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• 2008

연구배경: 혈관신생은 종양의 성장과 유지 및 전이에 필수적이며 따라서 종양조직은 혈관신생을 위해 많은 종류의 혈관형성 촉진인자들을 생성하고 있다. VEGF와 bFGF는 혈관신생과 관련되는 물질로 본 연구에서는 폐암환자에서 조직 내 VEGF와 bFGF의 발현에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 조직학적으로 샘암종 또는 편평상피세포암종으로 진단받고 완치의 목적으로 수술을 시행 받은 35명의 폐암환자 조직에서 VEGF 및 bFGF의 농도를 ELISA 방법으로 측정하였으며 이에 대한 임상적 양상을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결과: VEGF 및 bFGF의 농도는 종양조직이 대조조직보다 유의하게 높았으며 T2+T3의 종양조직이 T1의 종양 조직보다 유의하게 VEGF의 농도가 높았다. 림프절 전이가 있었던 경우가 없었던 경우보다 종양조직에서 VEGF의 농도가 증가한 경향을 보였다(p=0.06). 하지만 VEGF 및 bFGF의 농도는 환자의 병기 및 생존율에 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 결론: VEGF 및 bFGF 모두 종양조직에서 증가하였으나 VEGF만이 종양크기, 림프절 전이 등의 임상양상과 연관성을 보여주었다. 하지만 각각의 VEGF 및 bFGF의 종양조직 내 농도는 예후와 관련되지는 않았다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.73-79
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• 1991

1980년 1월부터 1988년 9월사이에 연세대학병원, 연세암센터 치료방사선과 및 이비인후과에서 치료받았던 68예의 T3, T4병기의 성문암 환자를 대상으로 후향적분석을 하였다. 이 중 34명은 방사선 치료 단독으로 치료하였고 34명은 성문절제술후 방사선치료를 하였으며 이들 환자의 최소 추적기간은 2년이었고 54명 $(79\%)$에서 5년 추적조사가 가능하였다. 치료후 국소관해율은 방사선치료 단독군에서는 $51\%$, 수술 및 수술후 방사선치료군에서는 $79\%$이었고 임파절 음성군에서는$72\%,\;76\%$였으며 임파절 양성군에서는$31\%,\;81\%$이었다. 이들의 치료실패요인은 대부분 국소 국한적 이었고 30명 $(44\%)$에서 관찰되었다. 치료에 따른 5년 생존율은 방사선치료 단독군에서는 $37\%$, 수술 및 수술후 방사선치료군에서는 $76\%$로서 T3, T5병기의 성문암환자에 있어서 수술시 행후 방사선치료를 병용하는 복합요법 이 더 좋은 치료결과를 얻을 수 있음을 알았다. 그러나 임파절 음성군에서는 방사선치료 단독군과 수술 및 수술 후 방사선치료군을 비교해 본 결과 5년 생존율이 $55\%$와 $73\%$로 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지는 않았다. 따라서 본 저자들은 T3, T4병기의 성문암치료시 수술 및 방사선치료 병용요법이 더 좋은 치료결과 를 얻을 수 있지만 임파절 음성군에서는 기능적인 보존측면에서 방사선치료가 일차적 차료방법으로서 효과적이리라 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.266-270
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• 1998

악성늑막삼출증 환자에서 임상증상을 호전시켜 삶의 질을 향상시키기 위한 여러 방법이 시도되고 있으나 어려운 점이 많다. 이전에 늑막유착을 위해 많이 사용하던 tetracycline은 생산이 중단되어 더 이상 사용하지 못하고 있다. 본 연구는 악성 늑막 삼출증 환자에서 흉강내에 탈크를 분무하여 늑막 유착의 효과을 연구함에 목적을 두고 전향적으로 조사하였다. 1995년 3월 부터 1997년 3월 까지 15명의 환자에서 흉강경을 이용하여 4 gm의 무균적이고 석면이 들어 있지 않은 100% 탈크을 분무하여 수술전과 수술후(평균 101일, 범위 25∼233일) 임상적, 방사선학적 비교 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과을 얻었다. 1. 환자는 남자 6례, 여자 9례로 여자가 많았으며, 평균연령이 55.1세(범위 31∼74세)이었고, 원발성 종양은 폐암이 10례 유방암이 2례 간암, 위암, 미확인 선암이 각각 1례였다. 2. 수술전 늑막수에서 세포진 검사 양성률은 36%이었고 흉강경하 조직검사의 양성률은 100%였다. 3. 임상적으로 탈크 분무후 증상호전이 94%에서 관찰되었다. 4. 흉부 x-선 촬영상 술후 한달에서 94%의 늑막수의 재발이 없었다. 5. 술후 합병증으로는 창상감염과 호흡부전이 각각 1례씩 있었다. 결론적으로 악성늑막삼출증 환자에서 흉강경을 사용해 흉강내에 탈크을 분무하여 늑막유착을 유도하는 것이 매우 효과적인 방법으며 환자 선택에 있어 수술후 폐의 재팽창이 중요한 인자가 된다

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권17호
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• pp.7619-7625
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• 2015

Background: Aberrant microRNA expression has been associated with the pathogenesis of a variety of human malignancies including oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). In this study, we examined primary oral SCCs for the expression of 6 candidate miRNAs, of which five (miR-34a, miR-143, miR-373, miR-380-5p, and miR-504) regulate the tumor suppressor TP53 and one (miR-99a) is involved in AKT/mTOR signaling. Materials and Methods: Tumor tissues (punch biopsies) were collected from 52 oral cancer patients and as a control, 8 independent adjacent normal tissue samples were also obtained. After RNA isolation, we assessed the mature miRNA levels of the 6 selected candidates against RNU44 and RNU48 as endogenous controls, using specific TaqMan miRNA assays. Results: miR-34a, miR-99a, miR-143 and miR-380-5p were significantly down-regulated in tumors compared to controls. Moreover, high levels of miR-34a were associated with alcohol consumption while those of miR-99a and miR-143 were associated with advanced tumor size. No significant difference was observed in the levels of miR-504 between the tumors and controls whereas miR-373 was below the detection level in all but two tumor samples. Conclusions: Low levels of miR-380-5p and miR-504 that directly target the 3'UTR of TP53 suggest that p53 may not be repressed by these two miRNAs in OSCC. On the other hand, low levels of miR-34a or miR-143 may relieve MDM4 and SIRT1 or MDM2 respectively, which will sequester p53 indicating an indirect mode of p53 suppression in oral tumors.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2014

목적 : 본 연구는 복강신경총 차단술을 시행한 상복부 암성통증 환자들을 대상으로 침치료가 암관련 통증을 감소시키는 효과적이고 안전한 치료법임을 증명하기에 적합한지를 알아보기 위한 예비연구이다. 방법 : 본 연구는 3주간 진행되는 무작위배정 대조군 예비임상연구이며, 총14명의 피험자들은 시험군 (복강신경총차단술+침치료)과 대조군 (복강신경총차단술)으로 무작위배정된다. 모든 피험자들은 복강신경총 차단술을 1회 시술 받으며, 오직 시험군의 경우에만 주 3회, 2주간 총 6회의 추가적인 침치료를 시술받을 예정이다. 1차 유효성 평가변수는 통증에 대한 VAS를, 2차 유효성 평가변수는 Painvison과 추가 진통제 소비량을 측정한다. 평가는 시험시작 전, 시험 1주, 2주 및 3주후에 이루어지게 된다. 결론 : 본 연구는 추후 본격적인 무작위배정 대조군 임상시험을 위한 예비연구로서, 본 연구를 통해 상복부 암성 통증치료에 있어서 침치료가 복강신경총차단술과 같이 병행치료 했을 때 임상적으로 유효함을 증명할 수 있는 근거를 마련해 줄 것이라 사료된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.221-228
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• 1984

The recogition that the vast majority of patients with small cell lung cancer have distant metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis lead to the use of systemic chemotherapy and consequent major improvement in survival, but recently evaulated treatment strategies, integration of large field chest irradiation with chemotherapy lead to the improved the local control and relapse free survival in limited SCLC. Therefore, it is logical to combine the two modalities in an effort to maximize the therapeutic effect. Authors performed the combination chemotherapy of CAV (Cyclophosphamide, Adriamycin, an6 Vincristine) and radiotherapy of primary tumor and regional lymphatics with prophylatic cranial irradiation in 42 patients of limited SCLC, from Mar. 1978 to Dec. 1982 Seoul National University Hospital. The results are as follows : 1. CR and PR after 2 cycles chemotherapy is $7\%$ and $43\%$, respectively however, subsequent response to radiotherapy is $38\%$ and $43\%$ in CR and PR. 2. Overall median survival peroid is 8.6 months. 3. 1 year and 2 years survival rate is $46.3\%$ and $20.5\%$, respectively. 4. Incidence of proven brain metastasis is $5\%$.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.197-201
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• 1990

저자들은 비인강암의 포괄적인 방사선 치료의 일부로서 외부 방사선 치료에 뒤이은 고선량율 강내조사를 시행하여 부작용이나 합병증 없이 종양의 완전관해를 얻었기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 한국호스피스완화의료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국호스피스완화의료학회 2004년도 정기총회 및 하계학술대회
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• pp.100-102
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• 2004

Under the current medical system, a terminal patient and his/her family who are neglected inevitably face various aspects of crises including not only physical, but also psychological, social, economic, spiritual and legal problems. Nurses often look after many terminal patents with these types of complicated problems. Therefore, educating the nurses who will take care of such patents would greatly reduce stress so the patents end could their lives in peace and without losing their dignity. This research is a quasi experimental study of nonequivalent control group. A pretest-posttest design where a basic education program is developed for nurses, who frequently treat terminal patents, to understand the importance of the role of hospice and to apply their understandings to treat terminal lancer patents. A sample of the nurses were taken from those who were working in general wards at two general hospitals in Seoul during October, 2003${\sim}$December 2003. The study was composed of 46 experimental group and 43 control group. A basic hospice education program was developed by taking emphasized and overlapping parts from advanced practice hospice nurses education course, short-term education course, an extensive literature survey and by consulting three professionals as well. With the group of 5 professors with vast experiences in oncolgy, 5 nursing administrator, 3 nursing practitioner, the tentative first version of the program was developed and reviewed. Afterwards, by utilizing person to person interviews with 2 head nurses experienced with terminal patients, 1 nurse in charge of hospice, 1 nurse on the contents of the program, and a person to person rating on the educating medium by a nurse were performed. The final version of a basic education program was developed after the second revision. The hospice basic education program consists of introduction to hospice, hospice and commucation, management of pain for terminal cancer patients, physical management for terminal cancer patients, socio-psycological caring of terminal cancer patients and management of death and separation. Total education time was four hours organized into 50 minutes of instruction and 10 minutes of break. $Powerpoint^{(R)}$ software was used as the education medium. As research tools, "Knowledge on Hospice" was developed by the author after receiving a review from one expert. "Attitude of Hospice Nursing" was revised Kim(2001)'s attitude measuring tool which was based on Wang(1998), Kwon(1989), Park and Sung(1991)'s tool. "Liability on nursing terminal patients" was used as developed by Zarits(1980) and Mongomory(1985) translated by Lee(1985). For collecting data, preliminary investigation prior to 1 week of the hospice basic education program and post-investigations after 1 week and 4 weeks of the education were carried out for the nurses at a general ward who understood and agreed on the purpose of the program. Collected data were analyzed throughout t-test, $x^2-test$, Manova test and Bonferroni correction in $SAS^{(R)}$ program. The summary of the investigation is as follows: Hypothesis 1: "Educated experimental group would possess more knowledge on hospice compared to the un-educated control group" was supported after 1 (F=12.14, p=.00) and 4 (F=5.3, p=.02) weeks of education. Hypothesis 2: "Educated experimental group would take a positive attitude toward hospice nursing compared to the un-educated control group" was supported after 1(F=3.92, p=.05) and 4(F=5.05, p=.02) weeks of education. Hypothesis 3: "Educated experimental poop would feel less liability compared to the un-educated control group in nursing terminal cancer patients' was rejected. In this study, it was found that knowledge on hospice was significantly important. By applying hospice basic education programs to nurses, the education program helped nurses to take a positive attitude toward terminal patients. It was, however, seen that the education program had no effect on alleviating liability in nursing terminal patients. Therefore, it is expected that this educational program would help hospices and nurses at general wards to understand the concept and the role of hospice so that terminal patents, now neglected under current medical system, would be able to end their lives in peace.