Samsung Seoul Hospital, 1st Symposium on Quality of Life for Cancer Patients

[Financial News] The Quality of Life Research Institute for Cancer Patients at Samsung Seoul Hospital will hold the '1st Symposium on Quality of Life Research for Cancer Patients' on the 30th in the auditorium on the basement 1st floor of the Cancer Center, it announced on the 23rd. The symposium, under the theme 'Integrated Strategies for the Recovery of Cancer Patients' Daily Lives: Focusing on Medical and Social Connections', is expected to be a venue for consolidating evidence-based research and multidisciplinary efforts to improve the quality of life for cancer patients.
Cancer patients' unmet needs will be diagnosed from various angles, and practical solutions centered on the field will be sought, attracting attention from academia, the medical community, and industry.
The program will cover a wide range of topics from presentations on the importance of quality of life for cancer patients, government policy directions, the latest treatment status, separate needs of cancer survivors and single-person households, dental and oral care, insurance and financial support measures, to innovations in integrated care services.
In presentations and discussions involving various experts, evidence-based research outcomes and practical application cases will be shared, and practical proposals and collaboration plans for building a better patient-centered support system will be discussed.
Lee Woo-yong, director of the Cancer Center, stated, "Improving the quality of life for cancer patients is an important step towards a healthy society beyond individual patient issues," and added, "We will strengthen integrated support and connections so that cancer patients can fully enjoy their daily lives and social roles even after treatment."
Meanwhile, Samsung Seoul Hospital and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance jointly established the Quality of Life Research Institute for Cancer Patients in 2024 with the aim of improving the quality of life for cancer patients through research and practice.
They plan to contribute to the practical improvement of the quality of life and social integration of cancer patients and their families through regular symposiums and collaborations, such as publishing a casebook for job return for cancer patients, 'Again, Work'.

vrdw88@fnnews.com Kang Jung-mo Reporter