Gwan Hee Han

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between the duration of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) use and breast cancer risk in Korean women. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the Korean Natio…

PURPOSE: Despite numerous previous studies, the relationship between hysterectomies and breast cancer risk remains unclear. This study aimed to assess whether hysterectomies are significantly associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer …

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the risk of osteoarthritis associated with menopausal hormone therapy (MHT). METHODS: This population-based retrospective cohort study used a database of Korean health insurance claims (2007-2020…

BACKGROUND: Venous thrombosis associated with the use of oral contraceptives (OCs) occurs mostly in the deep veins of the lower extremity. A lesion of the upper extremity is rare, and the majority of thrombotic events that occur in the supe…

NANOG engages with tumour initiation and metastasis by regulating the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). However, its role in association with pAMPKα, and its clinical significance in EOC have not be…

BACKGROUND: Transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) has been studied in human malignancies, but has not been studied in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). We, therefore, investigated the significance of TRPV1 and correlation wit…

BACKGROUND: Human ovarian surface epithelial (HOSE) cells are a critical cell source for ovarian cancer research; however, they are difficult to obtain and maintain under standard laboratory conditions in large quantities. The aim of this s…