Yoo Sang-moo Confesses Battle with Colon Cancer: "Surgery Determines 70% Survival Rate"...A Five-Year Record Until Complete Recovery

Yoo Sang-moo revealed his experience battling colon cancer. On the 14th, Yoo Sang-moo posted a short video on his personal SNS along with the message, ″Everyone, you really, really need to be healthy.″ In the video, he mentioned that he was diagnosed with late-stage stage 3 colon cancer in the past, and said that the survival rate at the time varied from 50% to 70% depending on whether he underwent surgery and chemotherapy. Recalling the moment he entered the operating room, he explained, ″At that time, I was doing relatively well. When I entered the operating room, I really left everything behind. Money, honor, the bracelets and accessories I was wearing on my arms, my wallet, cards—I left them all behind and went into the operating room.″ He also shared that when his hands and feet were tied in the operating room, he thought, ″If only I could open my eyes healthy again, if only I could live.″ He mentioned the moment when his eyes met with his spouse Kim Yeon-ji as the operating room door closed, saying, ″I think I was thinking, ’If only I could live,’ ’If only I could remove this cancer lump.’″ Along with this, Yoo Sang-moo explained the reason for sharing this experience: ″I think I had forgotten those thoughts. So, thank you for always liking and commenting on my boring content, and maybe my story can give courage and a new mindset to some people, so I am sharing a little bit in this short 3-minute time.″ He added, ″Don’t get sick, just think about your health, and being able to walk is happiness.″ Yoo Sang-moo was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2017 and underwent surgery and chemotherapy. He married Kim Yeon-ji in 2018 and started a family. It is known that he was declared fully recovered in 2022, five years after the surgery. The post received responses from netizens such as ″Health is the best,″ ″I happened to see the video at the cancer center. Thank you for the good words,″ and ″Wishing you long-lasting health.″