More than VND2.23 trillion (US$84.5 million) was pledged in cash, medicines and medical supplies for the “Ngay mai tuoi sang” (Bright Future) Fund at a charity art exchange programme held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 23 to support disadvantaged cancer patients across Vietnam.

Liver cancer is responsible for the highest number of deaths among cancer patients in Vietnam with the total number topping 26,000 each year.

VOV.VN - The Lunar New Year (Tet) is a time for family reunion and travel, but for child cancer patients receiving treatment in hospital they do not feel that joy.

VOV.VN - As many as 26,200 new cases of lung cancer are recorded each year in Vietnam, with the disease now ranked second among the top causes of death, according to Globocan, an online database which provides global cancer statistics.

Da Nang Oncology Hospital and the UK's AstraZeneca Vietnam on March 12 signed an agreement to improve treatment capacity and the quality of medical care for lung cancer patients, targeting those in central Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named the nation among the countries with the highest rate of cancer fatalities and new cancer cases worldwide.

VOV.VN - The National Cancer Center of Japan (NCCJ) has recently launched a project known as Atlas aimed at co-operating with Vietnam, to develop cancer drugs and other pharmaceuticals that can provide better treatment for cancer patients.