BACKGROUND: With the number of cancer survivors increasing, follow-up care to deal with problems related to their original cancer is needed. One of these is screening for a second primary cancer as cancer survivors are one of the high-risk groups for cancer occurrence. The purpose of this study was to assess the screening rates of major cancers in patients with a history of cancer in Korea. METHODS: Our data were from the 4th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. We narrowed the data to include 11,169 adults aged 40 and 80 years. Participants were grouped according to their history of cancer and the time since cancer diagnosis into no cancer group (no cancer diagnosis), cancer survivor group (cancer diagnosis > or =5 years ago), and cancer follow-up group (cancer diagnosis <5 years ago). We estimated the screening acceptance rates of major cancers according to the cancer history and assessed the relationships between them. RESULTS: The cancer screening rates of stomach, breast, cervix, and colon were 42.4+/-4.9%, 45.5+/-5.6%, 42.1+/-6.4%, and 24.1+/-3.8% for the cancer survivor group and 45.6+/-5.2%, 61.9+/-6.2%, 48.8+/-7.0%, and 20.8+/-4.3% for the cancer follow-up group. A history of cancer diagnosis was not related to the acceptance rate of stomach and cervical cancer screening. Breast cancer screening (odd ratio [OR], 1.783; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.044-3.048) increased only in the cancer follow-up group. At 5 years after a cancer diagnosis, only the screening rate for colon cancer (OR, 1.701; 95% CI, 1.119-2.588) persistently increased compared to individuals without a history of cancer. CONCLUSIONS: The screening for breast cancer was the only screening examination whose rate increased in the cancer follow-up group, with the significance disappearing in the cancer survivor group. Our results demonstrate that the screening rate for secondary cancers is below optimal in cancer patients in Korea.
Adult* ; Breast ; Breast Neoplasms ; Cervix Uteri ; Colon ; Colonic Neoplasms ; Diagnosis* ; Early Detection of Cancer ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Korea* ; Mass Screening* ; Neoplasms, Second Primary ; Nutrition Surveys ; Stomach ; Survivors ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

No abstract available.
Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal*

No abstract available.
Blood Platelets* ; Humans ; Platelet Aggregation* ; Plateletpheresis* ; Tissue Donors*

BACKGROUND: Patients receiving an elective total knee replacement (TKR) are frequently older and immobilized. The related decline in respiratory function and structural changes may place these patients at an increased risk of perioperative pulmonary complications. METHODS: This study reviewed the data of 239 consecutive procedures performed by a single surgeon. The data examined included the patient's characteristics (age, gender, height, weight and body mass index [BMI]); concurrent pulmonary comorbidity (presence vs. absence); anesthetic techniques (general vs. spinal); types of operation (unilateral vs. bilateral); duration of operation (< 4 vs. > or = 4 hr); duration of tourniquet inflation (< 2 vs. > or = 2 hr); number of perioperative transfusions (< or = 4 vs. > or = 5 units); and American society of anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status. Pulmonary complications were grouped together as a single outcome. A Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis were used to identify the risk factors. A P value < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: Pneumonia, pulmonary edema, pulmonary congestion, atelectasis and pulmonary embolism were the pulmonary complications (n = 28; 11.7%) examined. Age, gender, BMI, pulmonary comorbidity, type and duration of surgery, duration of tourniquet inflation, anesthetic technique and ASA physical status were not associated with pulmonary complications. Only the number of packed cells transfused (> or = 5 units) was found to be associated with the pulmonary complications (odds ratio 5.21; P = 0.015). In particular, transfusions were related to pneumonia, pulmonary edema, pulmonary congestion and pulmonary embolism (P < 0.01). However, atelectasis was not related to any of the potential risk factors including the anesthetic technique. CONCLUSIONS: Transfusion requirements may be an important risk factor of the early postoperative pulmonary complications in patients receiving a TKR.
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee* ; Body Mass Index ; Comorbidity ; Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) ; Humans ; Inflation, Economic ; Logistic Models ; Pneumonia ; Pulmonary Atelectasis ; Pulmonary Edema ; Pulmonary Embolism ; Risk Factors* ; Tourniquets

This study was conducted to study the job interest and job value of medical freshmen. The job interest test and job value test by the Korea Employment Information Service of the Ministry of Employment and Labor were conducted on 149 medical freshmen enrolled in a medical school at 2019 and 2020. Among six types of job interest, investigative type was most suitable for the medical freshmen, followed by realistic type, enterprising type, social type. Among 13 types of job values, job stability, body and mind space, recognition, and financial compensation were higher values than the others in order. We expect that this result will be helpful to establish the career identity of medical students, and to construct the system of curriculum or counseling programs for career developing of them.

This study was conducted to study the job interest and job value of medical freshmen. The job interest test and job value test by the Korea Employment Information Service of the Ministry of Employment and Labor were conducted on 149 medical freshmen enrolled in a medical school at 2019 and 2020. Among six types of job interest, investigative type was most suitable for the medical freshmen, followed by realistic type, enterprising type, social type. Among 13 types of job values, job stability, body and mind space, recognition, and financial compensation were higher values than the others in order. We expect that this result will be helpful to establish the career identity of medical students, and to construct the system of curriculum or counseling programs for career developing of them.

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is a safe treatment to treat various neurological disorders, but fatal thrombotic events as rare complications have been reported. A 54-year-old woman with Guillain-Barre syndrome complained of dyspnea during IVIG treatment. She was finally diagnosed with pulmonary thromboembolism. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of pulmonary thromboembolism associated with IVIG treatment in a Korean patient with Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Dyspnea ; Female ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome* ; Humans ; Immunization, Passive* ; Immunoglobulins* ; Immunoglobulins, Intravenous ; Middle Aged ; Nervous System Diseases ; Pulmonary Embolism*

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The purpose of this study was to develop the CORE Program for sex offenders and to determine its effectiveness. The CORE Program was designed with an aim to achieve cognitive restructuring, improve the ability to empathize in interpersonal relationships, and enhance self-esteem and intimacy. We conducted this program over 48 sessions for 28 sex offenders. The effectiveness of the program was evaluated using the Interpersonal Responsiveness Index (IRI), Self-esteem Questionnaire (SEQ), UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLALS), Coping Using Sex Inventory (CUSI), Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (RMAS), and Wilson's Sex Fantasy Questionnaire (WSFQ). The data were analyzed using paired t-tests. Our results showed no significant changes in the SEQ, UCLALS, and IRI scores after the treatment program. However, the scores for the CUSI, RMAS, and WSFQ significantly improved after this program. In this paper, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the CORE Program for sex offenders. We also discuss the limitations of our study and provide suggestions for future research. Our findings indicate that this treatment program should be provided to sex offenders for preventing recidivism.
Criminals ; Fantasy ; Humans ; Loneliness ; Paraphilic Disorders ; Rape ; Surveys and Questionnaires

No abstract available.
Arm* ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14*