Japan to Help Vietnam Build Cancer Treatment Center

Japan wants to build a center for cancer patients in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi, the information was announced in the meeting between the municipal People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung with a Japanese delegation of cancer experts and representatives from health facilities on June 6, state media reported. Leading the delegation, Kensi Hotta, head of a Japanese non-profit organization for international cancer patients, said he and his co-workers are looking forward to establishing a cancer treatment center in Hanoi, which will have advanced technology from Japan. Accordingly, the center will be located inside Hospital K. Japan will send experts to support local doctors and is willing to assist Vietnamese medical personnel to study in Japan, Kesi Hotta stated. Chung said local authorities will clear all hurdles for the center to begin operations soon. He also hoped the Japanese experts would support the transfer of early detection technologies for gastrointestinal cancer for Saint Paul Hospital. The rate of gastrointestinal and lung cancer in Vietnam remains high, with hospital K often overloaded with patients. (sggp.org.vn June 7)