Professor Cho Jaewon of Dankook University Hospital Wins Encouragement Award at Colorectal Society Conference

Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Peritoneal Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Professor Jae Won Cho of Dankook University Hospital
Receives Encouragement Award at the Korean Society of Coloproctology Annual Meeting
Recognized for Research on Repeated Tumor Debulking Surgery and Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy

Dankook University Hospital announced on the 9th that Professor Jae Won Cho of the Department of Surgery received the Encouragement Award at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Coloproctology.

At the conference held from the 4th to the 6th at the Gwangju Kimdaejung Convention Center, Professor Cho was awarded in the oral presentation category.

The presented paper was titled "Treatment Outcomes of Recurrent Peritoneal Metastasis Patients through Repeated Tumor Debulking Surgery and Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy."

Professor Jae Won Cho explained, "This study evaluated the therapeutic potential of repeated tumor debulking surgery and intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy (CRS with HIPEC) for patients with peritoneal metastatic colorectal cancer. Among patients with recurrent peritoneal metastasis who were appropriately selected, repeated surgeries resulted in a similar complication rate. The survival rate also exceeded expectations."