Ganghwa County Recognized for National Cancer Management Project

[Suwon Ilbo=Ki-ho Choi, Reporter] Ganghwa County announced on the 14th that it won the grand prize at the '2025 Incheon Regional National Cancer Management Project Excellence Case Competition' hosted by the Incheon Regional Cancer Center.

The Incheon Regional National Cancer Management Project Excellence Case Competition is held annually by the Incheon Regional Cancer Center to comprehensively evaluate and select excellent institutions from 10 county and district health centers in Incheon and 6 regional branches of the National Health Insurance Service, based on national cancer screening, home-based cancer care, cancer prevention promotion and education, and more.

Ganghwa County submitted a case under the theme 'Ganghwa County's Home-based Cancer Patients' Health Management Protected by the Community,' achieving a remarkable 1st place ranking among a total of 16 institutions.

Among the county's cases, the expansion of integrated services centered on home nursing for home-based cancer patients' health management received high evaluation. Additionally, professional nursing personnel provide customized nursing services including wound care, bedsore management, and tube management, and services also include providing health management supplies and nutritional supplements to patients facing significant financial burdens.

In particular, the 'Home-based Cancer Patients Self-Help Meeting' program allows patients and families to participate together, recovering vitality and dignity in life, and this program is also receiving strong positive response.

In addition, various activities are being operated including 'Making Nutritious Meals,' 'Pottery,' and 'Laughter Therapy and Horticultural Healing,' with a participant satisfaction rate of 91%, demonstrating high satisfaction.

A health center official stated, "This award is the fruit of efforts that Ganghwa County has consistently built together with the community, and we will do our best to continue working on early detection and prevention of cancer and closing the gap in patient care."