Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)Da Nang (VNA) – New technologies in the treatment, screening and
early were updated at the
held by the (SCI) in Da Nang city on October 8.
Leading experts in the oncology sector of Vietnam and the
United States also introduced cancer patients and their relatives to the
similarities and differences between the two countries’ regimens in cancer
treatment, nutrition for people with cancer, measures to prevent cancer, and
diseases caused by cancer.
Sharing the importance of the early detection of cancer,
doctor Pham Nguyen Quy from the Oncology Department under Japan’s Kyoto
University Hospital said that from 50 to 70 percent of cases detecting cancer
via screening are at an early stage with the recovery ability of 90-100
percent. Meanwhile, 65-70 percent of cancer detected during normal health
check-ups are at the last stage with the recovery ability of 20-30 percent.
Comparing the regimens in cancer treatment of Vietnam and
the US, doctor Tran Huynh, President and founder of the US non-profit
healthcare organisation VietMD, stated that over the past time, Vietnamese
doctors have actively got updates on the US’s knowledge, thus
making the two countries’ regimens quite similar.
The result of treatment depends much on the physical
condition of each patient as well as the health care system, Huynh said, asking
patients to realise that treating cancer is a comprehensive care, not relying
on the treatment regimen.
Established in 2016, SCI is the first ecosystem model for
Vietnamese cancer patients.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
