A two-day seminar on cancer prevention was held in HCM City on December 3 by the HCM City Oncology Association and the HCM City Tumor Hospital, with the participation of more than 1,000 delegates from 138 healthcare centres throughout the country.

According to statistics, between 150,000-200,000 cases of cancer are reported in Vietnam every year. HCM City alone has more than 5,500 cancer patients per year and the figure continues to rise. This year, among 22,000 patients treated at the municipal tumor hospital, 13,200 cases have contracted cancer.

More than 136 scientific subjects on cancer treatment using new technologies were presented at the seminar.

Pro. Nguyen Chan Hung, Chairman of the Oncology Association in HCM City said that educating the negative effects of tobacco, having a reasonable nutritional diet and vaccination are major factors in combating cancer.