As many as 130,000-160,000 new cancercases are reported in Vietnam every year, along with up to 115,000cancer-related deaths, according to initial research conducted in anumber of cities and provinces nationwide.
Thestatistics were presented at a conference in Hanoi on October 16,which was jointly organised by the Ministry of Health and the VietnamCancer Association.
Globally, around 14.1 millionpeople are diagnosed with cancer every year, two thirds of them are indeveloping countries, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).The disease kills 8.2 million people each year, the WHO said.
The most common forms of cancer in men include liver, lung, stomach,intestine and oral cancer, while women are most commonly affected bybreast, liver, lung, cervical and stomach cancer, according to theassociation.
Major factors causing cancer areenvironmental pollution, alcohol abuse, tobacco use and unhealthylifestyles, including the consumption of salty and fatty foods, it said.
Healthy lifestyles could prevent 40 percent ofcancer cases, while 30 percent of cases can be cured if diagnosed andtreated early, and 30 percent can be controlled to prolong patients’life using modern treatment methods.
Cancer cases doubled between 1974 and 2000, and are forecast to double again by 2030, the WHO warned.
During the conference, nearly 60 scientific reports and researchpapers were presented, focussing on common forms of cancer and treatmentmethods, especially in public healthcare facilities.
As part of the ongoing efforts to address breast cancer and cervicalcancer, Hanoi implemented a project to provide early diagnosis forwomen in the locality for the 2012-14 period.
Covering 180 communes and towns, the project offered health check-ups tomore than 51,000 women, thus providing prompt treatment to patients.
Meanwhile, the project also ran training courses for local health workers and communication campaigns aimed at women.
According to Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, Vice Chairwoman of the municipalPeople’s Committee, the project will be expanded in the 2015-17period.-VNA
Thestatistics were presented at a conference in Hanoi on October 16,which was jointly organised by the Ministry of Health and the VietnamCancer Association.
Globally, around 14.1 millionpeople are diagnosed with cancer every year, two thirds of them are indeveloping countries, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).The disease kills 8.2 million people each year, the WHO said.
The most common forms of cancer in men include liver, lung, stomach,intestine and oral cancer, while women are most commonly affected bybreast, liver, lung, cervical and stomach cancer, according to theassociation.
Major factors causing cancer areenvironmental pollution, alcohol abuse, tobacco use and unhealthylifestyles, including the consumption of salty and fatty foods, it said.
Healthy lifestyles could prevent 40 percent ofcancer cases, while 30 percent of cases can be cured if diagnosed andtreated early, and 30 percent can be controlled to prolong patients’life using modern treatment methods.
Cancer cases doubled between 1974 and 2000, and are forecast to double again by 2030, the WHO warned.
During the conference, nearly 60 scientific reports and researchpapers were presented, focussing on common forms of cancer and treatmentmethods, especially in public healthcare facilities.
As part of the ongoing efforts to address breast cancer and cervicalcancer, Hanoi implemented a project to provide early diagnosis forwomen in the locality for the 2012-14 period.
Covering 180 communes and towns, the project offered health check-ups tomore than 51,000 women, thus providing prompt treatment to patients.
Meanwhile, the project also ran training courses for local health workers and communication campaigns aimed at women.
According to Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, Vice Chairwoman of the municipalPeople’s Committee, the project will be expanded in the 2015-17period.-VNA
