Between 150,000-200,000 cases of cancer are reported in Vietnam every year, a seminar in HCM City on December 3 told.
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In 2008, Ho Chi Minh City Tumour Hospital treated 13,800 patients with tumors, 9,600 were infected with cancer.
HCM City alone has more than 5,500 cancer patients per year and the figure continues to rise. This year, among 22,000 patients treated at the municipal tumor hospital, 13,200 cases had contracted cancer.
More than 136 scientific subjects on cancer treatment using new technology were presented at the seminar.
Prof. Nguyen Chan Hung, chairman of the Oncology Association in HCM City said that educating on the negative effects of tobacco, having a reasonable nutritional diet and vaccinations are major factors in combating cancer.
The two-day seminar on cancer prevention was held by the HCM City Oncology Association and the HCM City Tumor Hospital, with the participation of more than 1,000 delegates from 138 healthcare centers throughout the country.
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