How Global K Doctors Cure Diseases [Let’s Read a Book]

[Financial News] A new health book has been published featuring in-depth interviews with 31 renowned Korean doctors recognized by the global medical community. This book offers profound health insights that cannot be gained from a brief three-minute consultation. Rather than simply listing treatments, it presents a fundamental perspective on understanding diseases.

All the doctors featured in the book are figures who have attracted the attention of the international medical community. Professor Sung-Hoon Noh of Gangnam Severance Hospital set a world record with over 12,000 gastric cancer surgeries. Professor Wonshik Han of Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) established a Korean standard for breast cancer surgery by performing more than 15,000 operations.
Honorary Professor Young-Hoon Kim of Korea University Anam Hospital is ranked first globally for arrhythmia procedures. Professor Kim Se-Heon of Severance Hospital succeeded in the world’s first robotic laryngeal cancer surgery, and Professor Seokwon Song of Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital set a new global standard by reducing the aortic surgery mortality rate to 3%, compared to the U.S. average of 20%.
Many doctors who have elevated the status of K-medicine in research also participated. Professor Byung Chul Cho of Severance Hospital led the development of Korea’s first targeted therapy for lung cancer. Professor Kun-Ho Yoon of Seoul St. Mary's Hospital changed the content of global internal medicine textbooks with his research showing that 'Asians can develop diabetes even if they are not overweight.'
What sets this book apart is that it does not simply introduce these doctors as 'technically skilled physicians.' Each specialist helps patients understand the principles behind diseases, sharing their philosophical perspectives on illness.
Euishin Edmund Kim, a tenured professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MD Anderson Cancer Center), explains, "Curing cancer completely is as difficult as changing a person," adding, "One must accept that cancer, like a chronic disease, is something you may live with for the rest of your life."
Kun-Ho Yoon, honorary professor at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, uses the analogy, "Weight is like the size of your apartment, and blood sugar is like debt," to convey the core of diabetes management. Sang Hoon Ahn of Severance Hospital overturns common health wisdom by stating, "For liver health, it is more important to avoid eating the wrong foods than to focus on eating good foods."
The book does not simply list diseases but is systematically organized. The first part covers 11 major cancers, including lung, stomach, colorectal, breast, pancreatic, and prostate cancer. The second part addresses cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, stroke, and aortic disease.
The third part discusses chronic diseases such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease, liver disease, allergies, and insomnia. The fourth part covers intractable and rare diseases, including tinnitus, alopecia, pediatric rare diseases, and moyamoya disease. For each condition, the top specialist in the field directly explains the principles of the disease and their treatment philosophy.

Author Kim Gong-pil previously worked as a reporter for The Chosun Ilbo Publishing Bureau, head of production at The Chosun Ilbo Life Media, editor-in-chief of The Chosun Ilbo Happiness Plus Section, editor-in-chief of Health Chosun, and head of reporting at Health Chosun. He is currently active as a medical journalist.
Through this book, the author sought to distinguish himself from health content focused on fragmented information such as 'Eat this and you’ll be cured' or 'Do this and you’ll recover.' According to the publisher, the book goes beyond knowledge of diseases to propose a philosophy of health and aims to share the wisdom of healing.
As a comprehensive health guide offering deep insights from world-class doctors that cannot be found through internet searches, the book is expected to provide patients and their families with a rational perspective to face diseases with insight rather than fear.
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