About 8,000 Vietnamese women to receive free breast cancer screening
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in almost all countries in Asia, with Vietnam alone reporting 21,500 new cases and 9,000 deaths in 2020.
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Why the number of cancer patients in Vietnam increases rapidly?
Smoking is the main cause of lung cancer, larynx cancer, esophagus cancer, oral cavity cancer, breast cancer, stomach cancer, cervix cancer and 30% of patients contracts cancers through smoking.
Vietnam adopts world’s leading cancer treatment equipment
Pyrexar 3D hyperthermia is a technology using non-invasive high-frequency waves to put heat on tumors before radiation, with a maximum temperature of around 45 degrees Celsius.
Tall women face higher cancer risk: study
Taller women may face a higher risk of many cancers than their shorter counterparts, according to a US study released Thursday.
Outdoor air pollution a leading cause of cancer: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday classified outdoor air pollution as a leading cause of cancer in humans.
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