More Korean women are suffering from cancer, according to a survey by the
Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service Tuesday.
The number of Korean females affected by cancer topped 188,000 last year, a
10 percent increase on two years ago.
Types of cancer typically associated with women, such as thyroid, breast and
ovarian cancer, are also increasing.
However, experts caution that rising figures are attributable to improved
medical exams catching the disease at a consistently earlier stage than
before.
Source : Arirang News
