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East West Cancer Center


History

Year History
1991

Establishment of EWCC
Development of oriental anti-cancer drug, Sojuk Baekchul San (SBS: 消積白朮散 )Augmentation of combined oriental and western treatment

1991 to 1995
Research on reduction in side-effects through combined oriental and western treatment
1996 to 1998 Research on anti-cancer and immunological effects of oriental drugs
1998 Presentation on 208 clinical case studies on the cancer patients treated with HMSY (抗癌免疫 1號)
Introduction of “wheel balance cancer therapy program” for inpatients
1999 Presentation on 320 clinical case studies on the patients treated with HAD (Hang-Am Dan 抗癌丹)
2000 Foundation of Central EWCC Research Laboratory
Publication of independent volume of paper abstracts in celebration of the 10th anniversary of EWCC
2001

Development of PSM (Myun-Yuk Plus 免疫丹) capsule
Release of Anti-angiogenesis and immune-enhancing program for the prevention of metastasis and recurrence

2002 Development of CGS (Chung-Gan San: 淸肝散) syrup and SHD (Seung-Heul Dan: 生血丹)
2003 Medical staff exchange program with Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2004

Opening of Dunsan Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University
EWCC relocation to Dunsan Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University
Participation in SIO
Exchanged programs with major cancer centers in the U.S Harvard Osher Institute MD Anderson Cancer Center

2005

Appointed as the primary research institute for Eastern and Western Fusion Cancer Treatment Technologies Program by Ministry of Health and Welfare
Presentation on 273 clinical cases studies on survival rate of cancer patients which was selected as an excellent study in the 13th International Oriental Medicine Conference
Participation in WHO’s EBM clinical protocol in cancer research in Beijing, China as Korean representative

2007

Completion of Best Case Series Program (BCSP) of NCI for the first time in Korea
Establishment of Infrastructure for Cancer Treatment Using Oriental Medicine project of Korea Basic Science Institute
Presentation on lung cancer patients and control group case study at NCI upon invitation

2008

Research on anti-cancer effects of wild ginseng extracts of Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute
Appointed as the primary research institute for Korean Medicine in the modernization of Pyong-Yang Tumor Research Institute project Foundation of WBT cancer research center
Signed on the contract on search program of anti-cancer oriental drugs with City of Hope Hospital (USA)