A doctor conducts a test at a hospital (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – More than
500,000 people in Hanoi have received free screenings for bowel and
gastrointestinal cancer since March 2017, according to the municipal Health
Department.
The screening programme was held in
28 districts and nearly 300 communes and wards of the city, screening people
with health insurance aged 40 and above.
Nearly 21,800 people were diagnosed
with cancer after testing.
The is now
working to implement the programme in the two remaining districts of My Duc and
Ba Vi.
said the city needs
to step up public awareness about cancer screening as local people are not
fully aware of its importance. The Health Department is also looking for
sponsors for the screening of breast cancer and other diseases.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
