The Korean Society of Urology Oncology and the Korean Society of Urology declares the week of immediately knowing bladder cancer
May 26, 2025
The Korean Society of Oncology (Chairman Chung Byung-chang) and the Korean Society of Urology (Chairman Seo Sung-il) declared the last week of May every year as 'Kang Bang Cancer Right-Alert Week' as part of the campaign to promote awareness of bladder cancer at Samsung Medical Center's Seminar Room 1 on the 23rd.
This is to respond to the increasing risk of bladder cancer in Korea and to arouse public interest in bladder cancer.
In the last week of May, the enactment of the 'Campaign Cancer Immediation Week" originated from the fact that May every year is 'World Blader Cancer Awareness Month' and May 31 every year is 'World No Tobacco Day'. 'Smoking' is one of the most significant risk factors affecting bladder cancer development.
Bladder cancer, along with prostate cancer, is the most representative urological cancer. According to the 「National Cancer Registration Statistics」 published in 2024, the number of new bladder cancer patients in Korea as of 2022 was 5,261, an increase of 44% from 3,655 in 2012, about 10 years ago. In particular, more than 85% (4501) of new bladder cancer patients are in their 60s or older, and the importance of public interest in bladder cancer prevention and early screening is increasing as the risk of bladder cancer in Korea is expected to increase further due to entry into an aging society in the future.
In addition, bladder cancer has a survival rate of about 87% if detected early, but after metastasis to other organs occurs, the survival rate drops to 15%. The most important signal for early recognition of these bladder cancers is 'hematuria'. Hematuria is divided into 'landular hematuria' where blood is visible in the urine and 'microhematuria' which is invisible to the naked eye. In particular, painful hematuria is likely to be a benign disease such as cystitis or urinary stones, but painless hematuria is likely to be bladder cancer, so if 'ecological hematuria' appears, you must visit the urology department to determine the exact cause regardless of the presence or absence of pain.
Seo Sung-il, chairman of the Korean Society of Urology (professor of urology at Samsung Medical Center), said, `The incidence of urinary diseases tends to increase with age, so Korea entering an aging society needs to be more alert about urinary cancers such as bladder cancer."The Korean Society of Urology will continue to work with the Korean Society of Urology and Oncology to raise awareness of the importance of bladder cancer prevention and early screening," he said.
Chairman of the Korean Society of Oncology (Professor of Urology at Samsung Medical Center) Jeong Byeong-chang emphasized, "For early diagnosis of bladder cancer, attention should be paid to the most representative symptom, 'painless hematuria', and since the risk of bladder cancer increases with age, people in their 40s or older should check for 'microhematuria' that cannot be visually identified through regular urine tests without symptoms" he advised. Chairman Chung then asked "I hope that this enactment of 'Bullet Cancer Immediately Knowing Week' will serve as a meaningful opportunity to raise public awareness of bladder cancer and increase the early diagnosis rate of bladder cancer."
Meanwhile, as part of the 「Red Balloon Campaign" to promote awareness of bladder cancer in 2024, the Korean Society of Oncology and Oncology enacted the 「Five Major Prevention Rules」, including ▲ Non-smoking, ▲ compliance with workplace chemical safety rules, ▲ maintaining a balanced diet with a lot of fruits and vegetables, ▲ drinking plenty of water, and checking for microhematuria through regular urine tests for those in their 40s and older. In addition, various activities have been carried out to deliver correct bladder cancer information and raise awareness of bladder cancer, such as producing video contents for bladder cancer health courses through the Korean Society of Urology and Oncology YouTube channel.
This is to respond to the increasing risk of bladder cancer in Korea and to arouse public interest in bladder cancer.
In the last week of May, the enactment of the 'Campaign Cancer Immediation Week" originated from the fact that May every year is 'World Blader Cancer Awareness Month' and May 31 every year is 'World No Tobacco Day'. 'Smoking' is one of the most significant risk factors affecting bladder cancer development.
Bladder cancer, along with prostate cancer, is the most representative urological cancer. According to the 「National Cancer Registration Statistics」 published in 2024, the number of new bladder cancer patients in Korea as of 2022 was 5,261, an increase of 44% from 3,655 in 2012, about 10 years ago. In particular, more than 85% (4501) of new bladder cancer patients are in their 60s or older, and the importance of public interest in bladder cancer prevention and early screening is increasing as the risk of bladder cancer in Korea is expected to increase further due to entry into an aging society in the future.
In addition, bladder cancer has a survival rate of about 87% if detected early, but after metastasis to other organs occurs, the survival rate drops to 15%. The most important signal for early recognition of these bladder cancers is 'hematuria'. Hematuria is divided into 'landular hematuria' where blood is visible in the urine and 'microhematuria' which is invisible to the naked eye. In particular, painful hematuria is likely to be a benign disease such as cystitis or urinary stones, but painless hematuria is likely to be bladder cancer, so if 'ecological hematuria' appears, you must visit the urology department to determine the exact cause regardless of the presence or absence of pain.
Seo Sung-il, chairman of the Korean Society of Urology (professor of urology at Samsung Medical Center), said, `The incidence of urinary diseases tends to increase with age, so Korea entering an aging society needs to be more alert about urinary cancers such as bladder cancer."The Korean Society of Urology will continue to work with the Korean Society of Urology and Oncology to raise awareness of the importance of bladder cancer prevention and early screening," he said.
Chairman of the Korean Society of Oncology (Professor of Urology at Samsung Medical Center) Jeong Byeong-chang emphasized, "For early diagnosis of bladder cancer, attention should be paid to the most representative symptom, 'painless hematuria', and since the risk of bladder cancer increases with age, people in their 40s or older should check for 'microhematuria' that cannot be visually identified through regular urine tests without symptoms" he advised. Chairman Chung then asked "I hope that this enactment of 'Bullet Cancer Immediately Knowing Week' will serve as a meaningful opportunity to raise public awareness of bladder cancer and increase the early diagnosis rate of bladder cancer."
Meanwhile, as part of the 「Red Balloon Campaign" to promote awareness of bladder cancer in 2024, the Korean Society of Oncology and Oncology enacted the 「Five Major Prevention Rules」, including ▲ Non-smoking, ▲ compliance with workplace chemical safety rules, ▲ maintaining a balanced diet with a lot of fruits and vegetables, ▲ drinking plenty of water, and checking for microhematuria through regular urine tests for those in their 40s and older. In addition, various activities have been carried out to deliver correct bladder cancer information and raise awareness of bladder cancer, such as producing video contents for bladder cancer health courses through the Korean Society of Urology and Oncology YouTube channel.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
