Hospital K, UK partners work to improve cancer treatment

 

Hanoi (VNA) – Over 300,000 Vietnamese patients are struggling with cancer,
said Director of the () Tran Van
Thuan during a conference on scientific research and training cooperation
between Hospital K and UK partners on April 16.

Thuan
said about 165,000 new cases of cancer and 115,000 deaths of the disease are
reported in Vietnam each year.

Hospital
K has developed bilateral partnerships with corporations, hospitals and
universities from developed countries such as the UK, France, the US, Japan,
Australia, the Republic of Korea to improve the quality of cancer diagnosis and
treatment.

He
said collaboration with the will step up the control and treatment
of the disease, train a contingent of skilled staff to provide quality medical
services, thus improving the quality of Vietnamese people’s life.-VNA