Oncologists share experience in cancer diagnosis, treatment

Chairman of the Vietnam Cancer Association Nguyen Chan Hung speaks at the conference (Photo: VNA)

Da Nang (VNA) – Nearly 300 professors, doctors and leading have gathered
in central Da Nang city to take part in a national conference on cancer
prevention and control which opened on April 27.

More than
80 studies and reports were presented during the conference, focusing on the
treatment methods for breast, liver and s and reviewing the
treatment results at hospitals across the country over the past years.

The two-day
conference provided a forum for leading oncologists nationwide to share professional
experience as well as scientific advances in early detection of cancers and treatment,
said Director of the Da Nang Oncology Hospital Nguyen Ut.

The event
also aimed to encourage the research and application of technological advances
in improving healthcare services, he added.

According
to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are about 23 million people
living with cancers worldwide. More than 14 million new cancer cases and 8
million cancer-related deaths were reported each year.

In Vietnam,
130,000-160,000 people are diagnosed with cancer and around 85,000-115,000
people die of the diseases each year.

The most
common types of cancer in men are lung, liver and stomach cancer while breast,
cervix and stomach cancer is the most common among women. The leading causes of
cancer are environmental pollution, habit of drinking beer and alcohol and
smoking.

Experts
believed that the number of people suffering from cancer is likely to double by
2030.-VNA