Vietnam Ranks 78th/172 Countries in Cancer Prevalence: Local Report

Vietnam now ranks 78th out of 172 countries surveyed in terms of new cancer patients, according to a recent report by the National Cancer Hospital. For every 100,000 people in Vietnam, 140 people are diagnosed with cancer, compared to the world average of 182 new cancer cases per 100,000 people, the report said. The statistic places Vietnam on a list of group-3 countries, those with new cancer diagnoses of between 135 and 178 per 100,000 people. Meanwhile, 173 out of 100,000 men diagnosed with cancer compared to 118 for every 100,000 women. The economic burden of six of the most common cancer types in Vietnam – liver, breast, cervical, colorectal, oral, and stomach cancer – is estimated to cost the country over $1 billion a year, health officials said last year. (Tuoi Tre Jan 23)