• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.2241-2247
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• 2012

Objective: This qualitative study retrospectively examined the experience and psychological impact of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) among Southern Chinese females with unilateral breast cancer history who underwent BRCA1/2 genetic testing. Limited knowledge is available on this topic especially among Asians; therefore, the aim of this study was to acquire insight from Chinese females' subjective perspectives. Methods: A total of 12 semi-structured in-depth interviews, with 11 female BRCA1/BRCA 2 mutated gene carriers and 1 non-carrier with a history of one-sided breast cancer and genetic testing performed by the Hong Kong Hereditary Breast Cancer Family Registry, who subsequently underwent CPM, were assessed using thematic analysis and a Stage Conceptual Model. Breast cancer history, procedures conducted, cosmetic satisfaction, pain, body image and sexuality issues, and cancer risk perception were discussed. Retrieval of medical records using a prospective database was also performed. Results: All participants opted for prophylaxis due to their reservations concerning the efficacy of surveillance and worries of recurrent breast cancer risk. Most participants were satisfied with the overall results and their decision. One-fourth expressed different extents of regrets. Psychological relief and decreased breast cancer risk were stated as major benefits. Spouses' reactions and support were crucial for post-surgery sexual satisfaction and long-term adjustment. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that thorough education on cancer risk and realistic expectations of surgery outcomes are crucial for positive adjustment after CPM. Appropriate genetic counseling and pre-and post-surgery psychological counseling were necessary. This study adds valuable contextual insights into the experiences of living with breast cancer fear and the importance of involving spouses when counseling these patients.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2013

Background Acellular dermal matrix (ADM) allografts and their putative benefits have been increasingly described in prosthesis based breast reconstruction. There have been a myriad of analyses outlining ADM complication profiles, but few large-scale, multi-institutional studies exploring these outcomes. In this study, complication rates of acellular dermis-assisted tissue expander breast reconstruction were compared with traditional submuscular methods by evaluation of the American College of Surgeon's National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) registry. Methods Patients who underwent immediate tissue expander breast reconstruction from 2006-2010 were identified using surgical procedure codes. Two hundred forty tracked variables from over 250 participating sites were extracted for patients undergoing acellular dermis-assisted versus submuscular tissue expander reconstruction. Thirty-day postoperative outcomes and captured risk factors for complications were compared between the two groups. Results A total of 9,159 patients underwent tissue expander breast reconstruction; 1,717 using acellular dermis and 7,442 with submuscular expander placement. Total complications and reconstruction related complications were similar in both cohorts (5.5% vs. 5.3%, P=0.68 and 4.7% vs. 4.3%, P=0.39, respectively). Multivariate logistic regression revealed body mass index and smoking as independent risk factors for reconstructive complications in both cohorts (P<0.01). Conclusions The NSQIP database provides large-scale, multi-institutional, independent outcomes for acellular dermis and submuscular breast reconstruction. Both thirty-day complication profiles and risk factors for post operative morbidity are similar between these two reconstructive approaches.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2016

Several prospective studies on laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer have been initiated, but no prospective study evaluating laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy or laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy has been completed to date. A non-randomized confirmatory trial was commenced in April 2015 to evaluate the safety of laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy and laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy for clinical stage I gastric cancer. A total of 245 patients will be accrued from 42 Japanese institutions over 3 years. The primary endpoint is the proportion of patients with anastomotic leakage. The secondary endpoints are overall survival, relapse-free survival, proportion of patients with completed laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy or laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy, proportion of patients with conversion to open surgery, adverse events, and short-term clinical outcomes. The UMIN Clinical Trials Registry number is UMIN000017155.

• 셀메드
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.19.1-19.8
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• 2021

Background: Dysmenorrhea is the most common menstrual complaint in young women with a prevalence as high as 90% and is responsible for substantial repeated short-term absenteeism from school and work in young women. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of Commiphora myrrha and honey with mefenamic acid in primary dysmenorrhea. Materials and Methods: This prospective standard controlled trial was conducted at Luqman Unani Medical College Hospital and Research Center Vijayapura, India where 40 diagnosed patients of primary dysmenorrhea were randomly assigned to receive test drug (powdered Commiphora myrrha gum resin10g with 30g honey in two divided doses) or active control drug (mefenamic acid 250mg TID) for first 3days of menstruationfor two consecutive cycles. The primary outcome measure was reduction in severity of pain assessed by numerical pain rating scale (NPRS), and secondary outcome measures were improvement in quality of life (QOL) assessed by SF-36 and reduction in perceived stress score (PSS). Results: During first cycle treatment no significant difference was found in NPRS score (p=0.085) between the groups however significant difference in NPRS score (p<0.001) was seen during 2^nd treatment cycle. Significant reduction (p=0.022) in the perceived stress score was noted and overall quality of life was markedly improved after treatment in both the groups. Conclusion: These data suggest that Commiphora myrrha gum resin with honey is an effective herb in reducing symptoms of primary dysmenorrhea. These results need to be confirmed by a properly designed trial with a larger sample size. Trial registration: Clinical Trial Registry India CTRI/2017/09/009596.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.18.1-18.7
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• 2022

According to long-term projections, by 2030, the world's population is predicted to reach 7.5 billion individuals, and there will be roughly 27 million new cancer cases diagnosed. The global burden of breast cancer (BC) is expected to rise. According to the Ministry of Health-Iraqi Cancer Registry, cancer is the second largest cause of death after cardiovascular disease. This study investigated the interleukin-18 (IL18) single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) -607C/A rs1946518 and -137G/C rs187238 using the sequence-specific amplification-polymerase chain reaction approach. Regarding the position -607C/A, there was a highly significant difference between the observed and expected frequencies in patients and controls (χ² = 3.16 and χ² = 16.5), respectively. The AA and CA genotypes were associated with significantly increased BC risk (odds ratio [OR], 3.68; p = 0.004 and OR, 2.83; p = 0.04, respectively). Women with the A allele had a 5.03-fold increased susceptibility to BC. The C allele may be a protective allele against BC (OR, 0.19). Although position -137G/C showed no significant differences in the CC genotype distribution (p = 0.18), the frequency of the CC genotype was significantly higher in patients than in controls. In contrast, patients had a significantly higher frequency of GC genotypes than controls (p = 0.04), which was associated with an increased risk of developing BC (OR, 2.63). The G allele frequency was significantly lower in patients than in controls (55.0% vs. 76.2%, respectively). This SNP may be considered a common genotype in the Iraqi population, with the wild-type G allele having a protective function (OR, 0.19) and the mutant C allele having an environmental effect (OR, 2.63).

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.213-234
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• 2023

Objectives: To investigate current status of randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) registration for suicide attempters. Methods: The World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (WHO-ICTRP) was used to search for data using 'suicide' as a search term. All registration information of RCTs registered up to April 2023 were collected. Results: Among a total of 68 RCTs registered, the United States ranked the highest in terms of quantity in this field (n=30, 46.15%), whereas Asia had only six (8.82%). A total of 62 (91.18%) RCTs involved individual interventions, while nine (13.24%) RCTs involved group interventions. Among individual interventions, 11 (16.18%) and 54 (79.41%) RCTs were on pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, respectively. Within psychotherapy, there were a total of 17 (25%) studies utilizing digital media, with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) via phone being the most common approach. Among non-digital media-based studies, CBT was used the most frequently (n=11, 16.18%), followed by attempted suicide short intervention program (n=6, 8.82%). There were no studies using interventions from East Asian traditional medicine, including Korean medicine (KM). The most frequently used main outcome was the Beck scale for suicidal ideation. Conclusions: Studies on suicide attempts in Asia, especially in South Korea, are very scarce. Despite vigorous psychotherapeutic research in this field, KM psychotherapy has not been used. Thus, KM clinical trial for suicide attempters might be planned in the future based on our findings.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.245-254
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• 2002

노인에서 $H_2$-RA의 복용과 위암간의 관련성을 밝히기 위한 코호트 내 환자-대조군 연구를 수행하였다. 연구 모집단은 공무원 및 사립학교 교직원을 대상으로 하는 의료보험 관리공단의 피보험자 및 피부양자로서 부산지역에 거주하는 65세 이상의 노인들을 대상으로 구축된 한국노인약물역학코호트의 구성원 중에서 교란변수에 대한 정보 획득을 위해 실시한 설문조사에서 응답한 사람들로 구성된 코호트이었다. $H_2$-RA폭로군은 1993년 1월 1일부터 1994년 12월 31일 사이에 코호트 대상자들이 병원에서 약물을 처방 받아 청구한 자료를 바탕으로 구축한 약물처방 데이터베이스에서 1회 이상 $H_2$-RA를 처방 받은 사람들도 정의하였다. 환자군 76명은 코호트의 위암 환자 확진을 위한 병원방문 조사 자료, 중앙 암등록 자료, 부산 지역 암등록 자료를 이용하여 확인되었다. 대조군은 환자군 확인방법과 동일한 방법을 이용하여 확인하였을 때 암으로 진단받은 병력이 없는 코호트 대상자들 중에서 환자군의 출생 년도와 성별에 따라 1:4의 비율로 개별 짝짓기를 실시하여 뽑은 304명이었다. 잠재적 인 교란변수에 대한 정보는 설문조사를 통해 수집하였다. 조건부 로지스틱 회귀모델을 이용하여 교란변수의 영향을 통제한 상태에서 구한 $H_2$-RA 복용과 위암 발생간의 관련성을 대응비와 95% 신뢰구간으로 제시하였다. 그 결과, 위궤양 증상 여부, 약물 복용력, 체질량 지수의 영향을 통제한 상태에서 $H_2$-RA의 복용은 위암 발생의 위험을 4.6배 증가시키는 것으로 관찰되었다. $H_2$-RA를 7일 이내로 사용한 군은 $H_2$-RA를 사용하지 않은 군에 비해 위암 발생의 위험이 4.6배 증가하는 것으로 관찰되었고 7일 이상 사용한 군은 2.3배 증가하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 투여 경로별로 나누어 보았을 때에는 경구로 투여한 경우에서 유의한 위험 수준의 상승을 관찰하지 못한 반면에 주사로 투여한 경우에서 위험이 4.4배 증가하는 것으로 관찰되었고, 주사와 경구의 두 가지 경로 모두로 $H_2$-RA를 투여 받은 경우 그 위험은 더욱 상승하는 것으로 관찰되었다.시메티딘, 라니티딘, 파모티딘 등의 개별 성분명 별로 위암 발생의 위험에 대한 차이는 관찰되지 않았다. 결론적으로 $H_2$-RA를 사용한 노인에서 사용하지 않은 노인에서 비해 위암 발생의 위험이 더 높아진다는 결론을 얻었으며, 이는 $H_2$-RA투여로 인해 위내에 발생한 무위산증(achlorhydria)이 위암 발생의 위험을 높일 것이라는 기존의 가설을 뒷받침하는 결론이라고 할 수 있었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권15호
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• pp.6449-6453
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• 2014

Background: Prior studies showed a relationship between serum albumin and the albumin to globulin ratio with different types of cancer. We aimed to evaluate the predictive value of the albumin-globulin ratio (AGR) for survival of patients with lung adenocarcinoma. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included 240 lung adenocarcinoma patients. Biochemical parameters before chemotherapy were collected and survival status was obtained from the hospital registry. The AGR was calculated using the equation AGR=albumin/(total protein-albumin) and ranked from lowest to highest, the total number of patients being divided into three equal tertiles according to the AGR values. Furthermore, AGR was divided into two groups (low and high tertiles) for ROC curve analysis. Cox model analysis was used to evaluate the prognostic value of AGR and AGR tertiles. Results: The mean survival time for each tertile was: for the $1^{st}$ 9.8 months (95%CI:7.765-11.848), $2^{nd}$ 15.4 months (95%CI:12.685-18.186), and $3^{rd}$ 19.9 months (95%CI:16.495-23.455) (p<0.001). Kaplan-Meier curves showed significantly higher survival rates with the third and high tertiles of AGR in comparison with the first and low tertiles, respectively. At multivariate analysis low levels of albumin and AGR, low tertile of AGR and high performance status remained an independent predictors of mortality. Conclusions: Low AGR was a significant predictor of long-term mortality in patients with lung adenocarcinoma. Serum albumin measurement and calculation of AGR are easily accessible and cheap to use for predicting mortality in patients with lung adenocarcinoma.

• 만화애니메이션 연구
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• 통권38호
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• pp.53-70
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• 2015

19세기와 20세기에 걸친 산업화된 사회에서 이미지들은 욕망의 집적물로서 또는 자아실현의 한 방편으로서 끊임없이 과잉 생산되고 소비되며 그 패턴을 반복해 나갔다. 미국의 독립 애니메이션 작가 프랭크 무리스 Frank Mouris 는 그의 작품 <프랭크 필름 Frank Film>(1973)에서 20세기 중반 미국의 소비사회를 지내온 그의 자전적 이야기들을 산업화된 이미지의 무한한 중첩, 병렬, 교차 등을 통해 끊임없이 강렬한 시각적 흐름으로 담아낸다. 전통 애니메이션의 내러티브와 관습적 형식을 철저히 파괴한 이 작품은 1974년 아카데미 시상식과 앙시 애니메이션페스티벌에서 대상을 거머쥐며 혁신적 아트 애니메이션으로서 평가 받았고, 그 '문화적, 역사적, 미학적' 가치를 인정받아 미국의회도서관에 미국국가영상으로 보존된 바 있다. 본 연구는 프랭크 무리스가 자신의 자전적 이야기를 표현하기 위해 수집한 오십만 개의 이미지들과 그 구성이 비단 연대기적인 시간적 흐름 속에서 일률적으로 구성된 것이 아닌, 발터 벤야민이 정의하는 파편적이고 불연속적인 '변증법적 이미지'의 개념을 통해 그 해석의 지평을 넓혀볼 수 있다고 규정하고, 작가의 내적 재현으로서의 <프랭크 필름>을 탐색한다. 통상적으로 변증법이란 모순 또는 대립을 근본원리로 결국 모순들의 화해를 추구하지만, 벤야민의 변증법적 이미지는 오히려 각각의 고유성을 유지하면서도 또 다른 것이 될 수 있는 새로운 관계들을 그려낸다. 또한 이러한 과거의 이미지들이 더 이상 과거에 머무르지 않고, 그 고유성을 유지하며 그것을 바라보는 현재와 만났을 때 이것이 비로소 벤야민이 주장하는 '변증법적 이미지'가 된다. 과거와 현재를 연속적 관점이 아닌 각각 독립적인 가치를 지닌 시간으로 이해했던 벤야민의 관점에서 새로운 관계적 가치들을 담아내는 시공간으로서의 <프랭크 필름>은 꼴라주를 활용한 애니메이션의 실험적 미학을 제시하는 동시에 동시대 문화와 사회상을 담아내며 깊이 있는 분석 자료로서의 가치를 지닌다. 또한 자전적 애니메이션의 관습적 표현을 탈피한 자유로운 미적 표현과 벤야민의 개념을 통한 이론적 연구는 실험애니메이션 연구의 새로운 관점을 확보, 확장 할 수 있는 계기가 될 것이다.