Just a day after undergoing surgery to remove one of her lung’s lobes, Nguyen Thi H., a 59-year-old woman from the northern province of Bac Giang, could already sit up and chat with other patients in the room.

Nguyen Thuy Tien, 30, is co-founder and executive director of the Breast Cancer Network Vietnam, a pioneering organisation that supports breast cancer patients and promotes early detection of cancer through regular screening. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – New Ministry of Health regulations on cancer treatment for outpatients from other provinces is causing problems to hospitals and thousands of sufferers.

 Cancer patients are struggling to find affordable travel insurance, even long after treatment is finished, a report from the City watchdog has revealed.

 Scientists have been able to predict how cancer patients will respond to therapy by growing miniature versions of their tumours in the laboratory.

The 5.30am yoga class was over. Hurriedly wrapping up her mat, sweaty Dang Thi Quynh Nhu could not spare time for a refreshing shower. After teaching the first class of the morning, she headed straight to the hospital.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Duc Van, 69, of HCM City’s Tan Phu District was completely unaware that he had colorectal cancer until he saw blood in his stool. 

 Who a cancer patient spends time with in the chemotherapy ward may have a small but significant effect on their likelihood of surviving the disease, suggests a small study in the UK.

With the adoption of cutting-edge technology at a comparatively low cost, Professor Mai Trong Khoa - Director of the Nuclear Medicine and Oncology Center, at Bach Mai Hospital - and colleagues have saved many cancer patients

VietNamNet Bridge – Approximately 14 million new cases are diagnosed annually around the globe. Viet Nam is among the countries with the highest rates of cancer and cancer emortality in the world. 

 More than 6,000 deaths a year could be caused by a 30% fall in the effectiveness of antibiotics in the US, a report in The Lancet suggests.

 Scientists say they have discovered a genetic clue to why some breast cancers relapse, which could lead to better treatment.

 Human breast milk being bought online by fetishists, bodybuilders and cancer patients is a danger to health, UK researchers say.

VietNamNet Bridge – Bach Mai General Hospital has, for the first time, successfully treated two prostate cancer patients by using the radioactive seed implant technique.

Younger bowel cancer patients should be offered a genetic test to screen for a rare condition linked to a higher risk of further cancers, say researchers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Thien Phuc, a boy just thirteen years of age, has received national acclaim after spending all of his saving money to buy one tonne of rice for the charity kitchen at the Da Nang Cancer Hospital.