• 대한간호학회지
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.769-781
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• 2021

Purpose: Health literacy is a significant determinant of health and health behaviors such as cancer screening. Despite its significance, there are limited instruments available to assess health literacy targeting Koreans. The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of Korean translation of a validated health literacy instrument in cancer screening-Korean version of assessment of health literacy in breast and cervical cancer screening (K-AHL-C). Methods: A total of 555 women aged 20~65 participated in the online survey study. Of 52 items addressing five domains included in the original version, we focused on 36 items addressing three key domains closely associated with cancer screening: familiarity, health navigation, and comprehension. Results: During content validation, two items from the health navigation domain were removed, yielding 34 items. Using Rasch analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, we found the evidence of construct validity of K-AHL-C. The Korean version was also significantly correlated with measures of Functional Health Literacy scale, cancer prevention behaviors, and subjective health status, suggesting convergent validities respectively. Finally, K-AHL-C had acceptable reliability coefficients (α) ranging from 0.71 to 0.92 for each domain and the total scale. Conclusion: These psychometric properties support the K-AHL-C is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring Koreans' health literacy in cancer screening. Also it is expected to use the instrument to detect breast and cervical cancer early and improve the screening rate, and ultimately to contribute to the promotion of women's health and women's health nursing practice.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.237-245
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• 2002

목적 : 삼성서울병원 치료방사선과에서 근치적 목적으로 외부조사와 고선량율 강내치료를 이용하여 치료한 자궁경부암 환자의 치료 성적을 분석하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1994년 9월부터 1998년 7월까지 근치적 목적으로 방사선치료를 시행한 106명의 환자를 대상으로 분석하였으며, 환자의 연령분포는 $22\~89$세(중앙값, 61세)이었다. 98명의 환자에서 편평상피암이었다. 환자의 FIGO 병기는 CIS 4명, IA 4명, IB 17명, IIA 15명, IIB 33명, IIIA 2명, IIIB 27명, IVA가 4명이었다. ECOG 활동도는 88명에서 1이하였다. 11명의 환자에서 전보조화학요법이 시행되었다. 방사선치료는 상피내암인 4명을 제외한 102명에서 30.6-50.4 Gy를 외부 조사하였으며 고선량율 강내치료를 모든 환자에서 A점 기준으로 24 Gy/6회 시행하였다. 치료 예후 인자는 연령($\leq60$세 vs >60세), 병리조직학적 소견(편평상피암 vs 기타 병리), FIGO 병기(IIA 이하 vs IIB vs IIIA 이상), ECOG 활동도(ECOG 0, 1 vs 2), 항암화학요법의 시행여부, 그리고 방사선치료 후 반응정도(완전관해 vs 부분관해), 방사선치료기간($\leq55$일 vs >55일)에 따라 비교하였다. 환자의 추적관찰기간은 $6\~66$개월(중앙값, 28개월)이었다. 결과 : 전체 3년 및 5년 생존율은 각각 $82\%,\;73\%$이었으며, 무병생존율은 각각 $72\%,\;69\%$이었다. FIGO 병기별 생존율은 병기 IB, IIA, IIB, 그리고 III에서 3년 생존율이 각각 $100\%,\;83\%,\;87\%,\;62\%$이었고 5년 생존율은 IB $100\%$, IIA $69\%$, IIB $80\%$, III에서는 $62\%$이었다. 단변량분석에 따른 예후인자를 살펴보면 전체생존율에서는 FIGO 병기와 방사선치료의 반응이 무병생존율과 골반부 조절율에는 나이와 병기, 방사선치료의 반응, 방사선치료기간이 의미 있는 인자로 확인되었다. 방사선치료 부작용으로 직장 출혈은 모두 14명$(13\%)$의 환자에서 나타났다. 결론 : 자궁경부암 환자의 고선량율 강내치료와 외부 방사선치료는 효과적인 치료방법임을 확인하였으며, 치료기간의 단축이 중요한 예후 결정 요인임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.5049-5053
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• 2014

Background: To investigate the expression of CD44v3 and vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) and their relationship with lymph node metastasis in squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) of the uterine cervix. Materials and Methods: Expression of CD44v3 and VEGF-C was analyzed in 109 cases of cervical SCC by immunohistochemistry (IHC). The relationship was analyzed between expression and the patient age, histological differentiation, formation of tumor emboli in lymphoid vessels, lymph node metastasis, FIGO staging, and TNM classification. Results: Expression rates for both CD44v3 and VEGF-C were 43.1% in cervical SCC. The cells with positive immunohistochemical staining of CD44v3 were distributed mainly around the keratin pearls in well differentiated carcinomas, but distributed diffusely in the moderately and poorly differentiated lesions. VEGF-C was found stained positively in most of the tumor cells. There were differences in expression between normal epithelium and atypical hyperplasia as well as carcinoma. Both CD44v3 and VEGF-C were found to be associated positively with lymph node metastasis and TNM classification (both p=0.000). Neither CD44v3 nor VEGF-C was found to be associated with patient age, histological differentiation, formation of tumor emboli in lymphoid vessels and FIGO staging. CD44v3 was found to be associated with VEGF-C positively (p=0.000). Conclusions: Abnormal expression of CD44v3 and VEGF-C is associated closely with the lymph node metastasis in cervical SCC, and these agents may cooperate in carcinogenesis and development of metastatic lesions.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2008

Background : Cervicovaginal cytology is a screening test of uterine cervical cancer. The sensitivity of cervicovaginal cytology is less than 50%, but studies of cytologic/histologic correlation are limited. We analyzed the diagnostic accuracy of cervicovaginal cytology in the detection of the squamous epithelial lesions of the uterine cervix and investigate the cause of diagnostic discordance. Materials and Methods : We collected a total of 481 sets of cervicovaginal cytology and biopsies over 5 years. The cytologic diagnoses were categorized based on The Bethesda System and the histologic diagnoses were classified as negative, flat condyloma, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) I, CIN II, CIN III, or squamous cell carcinoma. Cytohistologic discrepancies were reviewed. Results: The concordance rate between the cytological and the histological diagnosis was 79.0%. The sensitivity and specificity of cervicovaginal cytology were 80.6% and 92.6%, respectively. Its positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 93.7% and 77.7%, respectively. The false negative rate was 19.4%. Among 54 false negative cytology cases, they were confirmed by histology as 50 flat condylomas, 2 CIN I, 1 CIN III, and 1 squamous cell carcinoma. The causes of false negative cytology were sampling errors in 75.6% and interpretation errors in 24.4%. The false positive rate was 7.4%. Among 15 false positive cytology cases, they were confirmed by histology as 12 atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) and 3 low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL). The cause of error was interpretation error in all cases. The overall diagnostic accuracy of cervicovaginal cytology was 85.7%. Conclusions : Cervicovaginal cytology shows high overall diagnostic accuracy and is a useful primary screen of uterine cervical cancer.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권22호
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• pp.9979-9983
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• 2014

Background: The population of Songkhla, a province in Southern Thailand, can be divided into a predominantly Muslim subpopulation (PMSP, approximately 70% Muslim) and a predominantly Buddhist subpopulation (PBSP, around 14% Muslim). Objectives: This study was conducted to 1) describe the incidence of various cancers in both PMSP and PBSP, and 2) compare the incidence of various cancers between the two subpopulations. Materials and Methods: Cancer cases diagnosed between 1990 and 2010 were drawn from the database of Songkhla Cancer Registry. Population denominators were estimated from the 3 population censuses surveyed by the National Statistical Office of Thailand in 1990, 2000, and 2010. Results: The age-standardized incidence rates (ASR) of the 5 commonest male cancers among both subpopulations were calculated. In females, a lower incidence of cancers of the cervix and breast in PMSP compared to PBSP, with odds ratios of 0.54 (95% CI: 0.45-0.64) and 0.51 (95% CI: 0.43-0.60) respectively, was observed. In males, the incidence of cancers of the lung, liver, colon-rectum, and some other cancers were significantly different between the two populations in the past, but only prostate cancer showed a lower incidence among males in PMSP in recent years. Independent of sex and year of diagnosis, the incidence of lung, liver, NHL, and colorectal cancers was lower in MPSP compared to BPSP, with odds ratios of 0.75 (95% CI: 0.65-0.85), 0.74 (95% CI: 0.62-0.88), 0.74 (95% CI: 0.60-0.91), and 0.67 (95% CI: 0.56-0.78) respectively. Conclusions: The differences in incidence of some cancers and religionrelated culture between the two subpopulations need 2 sets of cancer-control plans and goals to fit the unique population context in deep Southern Thailand. This plan can be used in the 3 southernmost provinces of Thailand where the percentage of Muslims is over 85%.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.1349-1353
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• 2015

Background: Cervical cancer (CeCa) is the second most common cancer in women in developing countries, and human papilloma virus (HPV) is the primary etiological factor. Aberrant expression of HOX transcription factors has been observed in several types of cancer. To date, however, no reports exist on the expression of HOXB2 and HOXB13 proteins during neoplastic progression in CeCa and its correlation with HPV infection. Materials and Methods: Expression of HOXB2 and HOXB13 proteins was assessed in tissue microarrays from normal cervical epithelium, cervical intraepithelial neoplasias grade 1-3, and CeCa. HPV was detected by PCR and sequencing. Expression of HOX-positive cells was determined in each diagnostic group. Results: Percentage of HOXB2- and HOXB13-positive cells gradually increased from means of 10.9% and 16.7%, respectively, in samples from healthy women, to 75.2% and 88.6% in those from CeCa patients. Frequency of HPV infection also increased from 13% in healthy tissue samples to 92.3% in CeCa. Both HOXB2 and HOXB13 proteins were preferentially expressed in HPV+ samples. Conclusions: The present study represents the first report on the expression of both HOXB2 and HOXB13 proteins through cervix tumorigenesis, providing evidence that increased expression of such proteins is a common event during progression to CeCa.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.201-210
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• 2013

Objectives: The public relies on the news media to understand health risks. To examine the surveillance function of Korean health journalism, this study compared the rank-order of the 10 most frequently diagnosed cancers with that of the 10 cancers most frequently covered by three major Korean newspapers. Methods: News stories published between 1999 and 2010 by the Chosun-Ilbo, Joong-Ang-Ilbo, and Dong-A-Ilbo were examined. Data on cancer incidence were collected using the epidemiological data published by a governmental public health institution. To compare the level of the crude rates and the amount of news coverage, rank-order correlation tests and regression analyses were employed. Results: A reduction in the rank-ordered correlation coefficient was observed despite an increase in the overall number of cancer news stories released. The significance of the correlation disappeared after 2006. The big difference of the rank order between the crude rate and the amount of news coverage was observed in the cancer of breast, uteri, thyroid, and gallbladder/biliary. Finally, the three newspapers did not follow the amount change in stomach, lung, liver, and uterine cervix cancer. The four cancers' rank orders of crude rate were lowering, signifying a reduction of the comparative dangerousness of the four cancers. Conclusions: The news media's customization of news content and the negative bias in journalism are suggested as possible influences on the news media's inaccurate representation of cancer risk.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.1181-1186
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• 2014

Sialyltransferase gene expression is altered in several cancers, including examples in the cervix. Transcriptional regulation of the responsible genes depends on different promoters. We aimed to determine the association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the B3 promoter of the ST3GAL4 gene and the P1 promoter of the ST6GAL1 gene with cervical premalignant lesions or cervical cancer. A blood sample and/or cervical scrapes were obtained from 104 women with normal cytology, 154 with premalignant lesions and 100 with cervical cancer. We also included 119 blood samples of random donors. The polymorphisms were identified by sequencing from PCR products. For the B3 promoter, a fragment of 506 bp (from nucleotide -408 to +98) was analyzed, and for the P1 promoter a 490 bp (-326 to +164) fragment. The polymorphism analysis showed that at SNP rs10893506, genotypes CC and CT of the ST3GAL4 B3 promoter were associated with the presence of premalignant lesions (OR=2.89; 95%CI 1.72-4.85) and cervical cancer (OR=2.23; 95%CI 1.27-3.91). We detected only one allele of each polymorphism in the ST6GAL1 P1 promoter. We did not detect any genetic variability in the P1 promoter region in our study population. Our results suggest that the rs10893506 polymorphism -22C/T may increase susceptibility to premalignant and malignant lesions of the cervix.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.59-70
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• 1989

자궁경부암은 치료후의 생존율이 좋은 암으로 인정되고 있으나 전 자궁경부암의 $44\%$는 재발되며 재발암의 대부분은 국소재발이다. 더욱이 재발된 암은 어떤 방법으로 치료한다 하더라도 5년 생존율은 $2\~9\%$에 불과하다고 보고되고 있다. 이러한 사실은 적극적인 국소치료법이 필요함을 시사하고 있으나 국소방사선 조사선량을 증가시켜 치료율을 높이려 할 경우 필연적으로 따라오는 합병증의 증가가 우려되어 불충분함을 인정하면서도 전골반에 4500cGy이하, A점에 8500cGy정도가 사용되어 왔다. 1986년 4월부터 1987년 12월까지 영남대찰 치료방사선과에서 중앙차폐없이 전골반에 5000cGy, 고선량률 강내치료로 A점에 3900cGy, 외부선량을 포함한 A점 총 선량 8900cGy를 조사함으로서 종래의 치료보다 $500~1000cGy$를 더 조사받은 자궁경부암 환자 103명중 추적 치료가 불가능 하였던 환자를 제외한 96명을 대상으로 장관합병증을 분석하였다. 종래보다$500\~1000cGy$를 더 조사 받았으나 합병증이 증가되지 않았음을 보고함으로서 합병증의 증가 없이 생존율의 증가를 얻을 수 있는 최고선량을 결정하는 기초자료로 삼고자 본 연구를 시도하였다. 평균 추적기간은 21개월이었고 대부분의 증상은 12개월 이내에 나타났단. 이급후증(tenesmus), 하복부 동통을 포함한 장관합병증은 $46\%$였고 입원치료를 받은 환자는 6명 $(0\%)$이었으나 수술이 필요한 환자는 1명분이었다. X선 대장촬영과 직장경 검사를 실시하였으나 바리움 대장촬영에서 1명만이 비정상적인 소견을 보여 직장손상의 진단에 효율이 적음을 시사하였다. 환자의 연령, 총 조사선량, 총 TDF, 직장조사선량과 장관합병증은 무관함을 보여주었다. 입원치료가 필요한 6명의 환자 중 5명이 축소조사야를 사용한 추가치료를 했던 환자로서 추가치료가 합병중의 위험 인자임을 시사하였다(p<0.01). 심한 합병증을 보인 6명중 3명 이 방사선 치료전 수술경험이 있었으며 직장선량이 다른 환자들의 평균직장선량(7300cGy) 보다 작음에도 불구하고 (5252 cGy) 심한증상을 보여 치료전의 수술기왕력 이 위험 인자가 될 수 있음을 시사하였다. 종래의 치료양보다 $500\~1000cGy$ 더 높은 선량에도 불구하고 입원치료가 필요하였던 환자는 $6\%$, 수술이 필요하였던 환자는 $1\%$로 합병증의 증가 없이 A점에 8900cGy, 직장에 7300cGy정도의 국소치료가 가능함을 보여 주었으나 생존율에 대한 추후 분석이 따라야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.166-171
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• 1999

목적 : 방사선치료에 대해 타과 전문의나 일반의 또는 일반인들이 문의하는 경우 왜곡된 견해를 가지고 있는 경우를 많이 만나게 된다. 이에 방사선종양학 강의를 듣기 전 학생들이 방사선치료에 대해 갖고 있는 단편적인 견해를 파악하고 암 종류에 따른 좋고 나쁜 이미지를 알아내어 학생들과 의사 또는 일반인 대상의 방사선치료 교육과 홍보에 이용하고자 이 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 방사선 종양학 강의를 듣기 전이고 임상 실습을 시작하지 않은 의학과 3학년 학생들을 대상으로 방사선치료의 실제적인 내용에 대해 어떻게 알고 있는가와 암 종류에 따른 좋고 나쁜 이미지를 설문의 형식으로 조사하였다. 암 종류는 남, 여로 나누어 한국인에 호발하는 암 중에서 선택하였다. 설문에 참여한 학생들의 수는 142명으로 남학생이 118명, 여학생이 24명이었다. 결과 : 방사선치료에 대해 학생들이 갖고 있는 단편적인 견해에 대한 설문 7개 중 지식에 관한 것이 6개인데 이중과반수의 학생에서 올바르게 알고 있는 항목은 1개에 불과하였다. 또한 항암화학요법과 방사선치료에 대해 56$\%$에서 부정적인 반응을 보였다. 학생들은 대장암, 폐암, 식도암, 간암, 유방암, 자궁암에 대해서는 나쁜 이미지를 가지고 있었는데 이들 암들은 국내 방사선치료 환자의 56$\%$,를 차지하며, 위암, 백혈병에 대해서는 좋은 이미지를 가지고 있었다. 결론. 많은 학생들이 방사선종양학 강의를 듣기 전에는 방사선치료의 기본적인 내용을 잘못 알고 있으므로 일반인들에게 이에 대한 홍보가 필요하겠다. 또한 많은 학생들이 항암치료에 대해 부정적인 생각을 가지는 경향이어서 치료 효과가 좋은 암들에 대해서는 구체적인 교육이 필요하고, 암 종류에 있어서, 혐오하는 경향이 있는 대장암, 페암, 식도암, 간암, 유방암, 자궁암은 방사선치료의 역할이 크므로 이러한 암들에 대해 방사선치료의 긍정적인 역할을 적극적으로 홍보하는 것이 필요하다고 생각된다.