95.4% of Vietnam’s 22,000 Liver Cancer Cases Die Yearly

Vietnam is estimated to have 22,000 liver cancer cases a year, of which 21,000 die, or 95.4% of the total cases, the Hanoi Moi newspaper reported from a seminar jointly held by Bach Mai Hospital and Military 108 Hospital on treating cancer with Yttrium-90 radioactive particle. According to Vice Chairman of Bach Mai Hospita Mai Trong Khoa, liver cancer has a high disease incidence rate in Vietnam and over the world with 780,000 new cases globally every year and 750,000 of which die. Liver cancer ranks second among cancers most seen in male and third in female in Vietnam. As of June 2015, Vietnam has successfully treated 50 patients with liver cancer with Yttrium-90 particle, which is considered to bring up life expectancy to additional 20.5 months and lower development of cancer by 31%. Meanwhile, Vietnam has between 85,000 and 115,000 people died of cancers every year. Experts attributed the problem to the environment populations and unsafe foods. (Hanoi Moi – News Hanoi July 2 p5)