#National Cancer Information Center
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2.73 Million Cancer Survivors in Korea — What ‘One in 19’ Means (2026)
62% of that number were diagnosed more than five years ago. It counts 25 years including people who were cured, and over half are 65 or older.
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Common Cancer Myths — Where the Worry Goes Isn't Where the Weight Is
Only 5-10% of cancers are inherited. The weight sits on smoking at 30%, diet at 30% and chronic infection at 10-25%.
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Thyroid Cancer in Korea — How Common, How Dangerous, and Should You Be Screened (2026)
35,440 diagnoses in a year, about one person in 1,443. What a 100.2% survival rate actually means, and why it is not in the national screening programme.
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