Hospital utilises technological advances in lung cancer treatment
The Central Lung Hospital in Hanoi aims to utilise scientific and technological advances in lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, according to the hospital’s Director Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung.
Experts gather to seek measures for lung cancer diagnosis and treatment (Photo: kcb.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Central LungHospital in Hanoi aims to utilise scientific and technological advances in lungcancer diagnosis and treatment, according to the hospital’s Director Prof. Dr.Nguyen Viet Nhung.
Nhung, also President of the VietnamAssociation against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, said the hospital willdevelop a specialised network from the central to grassroots level for the earlydetection and treatment of lung cancer.
She said the number of new lung cancer casesaccounts for an estimated 24.4 percent of cancer cases in Vietnam and lungcancer-related deaths make up 21.8 percent.
Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancerdeaths globally, she said, noting that most of lung cancer cases are found atthe late-stage. Therefore, early diagnosis can help lengthen and improve thequality of life of patents.
In Vietnam, there are a total of 45 tuberculosisand lung hospitals, Nhung said.
About 22,000 Vietnamese people are diagnosedwith lung cancer every year, while 19,500 die of the disease annually.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of deathamong Vietnamese males, and the second-most common cause for cancer-related fatalitiesamong females, doctors said. More than 34,000 people in Vietnam are forecast tocontract the disease on an annual basis by 2020.
According to figures from Globocan 2012,every year, some 1.8 million new cases of lung cancer are reported globallyevery year, with 1.6 millionlung cancer-related deaths.-VNA
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Experts gather to seek measures for lung cancer diagnosis and treatment (Photo: kcb.vn) 
