Vietnam Reports 1,200 Cases of Ovarian Cancer Annually

Around 1,200 Vietnamese women are detected to have ovarian cancer in late stage, according to a seminar held by the Vietnam’s Cancer Association and Tumor Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, state media reported. Fresh cases of ovarian and cervical cancers in late stage account for 10% but the mortality rate of ovarian and cervical cancer cases is very high and a few of them receive proper treatment, said dr. Nguyen Chan Hung, chairman of the Vietnam’s Cancer Association. Furthermore, cervical cancer is the second most popular in the country with more than 5,000 fresh cases per year. Cervical cancer is caused by HPV (Human Papilloma Virus), which transmits the disease through sexual activities. Though the screening and vaccination HPV are carried out widely, cervical cancer is still one of the cancers to cause most deaths in the country with over 2,400 deaths a year. (sggp.org.vn Apr 24)