HÀ NỘI - Around 22,000 new cases of lung cancer are recorded every year in Việt Nam, with the disease being ranked among the top causes of death, doctors have said. According to data presented at the event, around 22,000 Vietnamese people are diagnosed with lung cancer every year, while 19,500 succumb to the disease annually. Lung cancer is the leading cause of death among Vietnamese males, and the second-most common cause for cancer-related fatalities among females, doctors said. Despite many advances in diagnosis and treatment, lung cancer generally has a poor prognosis and a low five-year survival rate. According to figures from Globocan 2012, every year, some 1.8 million new cases are reported globally every year, of which 1.6 million people with lung cancer die.

Source: Viet Nam News September 14, 2016 07:41 UTC