#Cancer

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2.73 Million Cancer Cases in Korea — 62% Are Past Five Years

One in every 19 citizens. But 62% of that number were diagnosed more than five years ago — "cancer has become a chronic condition" turns out to be a composition, not a phrase.

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Caring for Someone With Cancer — the Agency Says “Expect Some People Not to Help”

The National Cancer Institute defines burden as demands exceeding resources. And it puts a number in exactly one place — the time the caregiver owes themselves.

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Common Cancer Myths — the Agency Separates “No” From “Found No Evidence”

The National Cancer Institute writes out each misconception and answers it. Inherited mutations account for about 5 to 10 percent; attitude has no convincing evidence behind it.