Cancer

Drawing, writing contest for children to spread message of hope amid Covid-19

Drawing, writing contest for children to spread message of hope amid Covid-19

Cancer - 10/08/2021

One thousand works by children with cancer or suffering serious diseases will inspire frontline workers battling the Covid-19 pandemic.

Liver cancer pushes lung cancer to second place in Vietnam

Liver cancer pushes lung cancer to second place in Vietnam

Cancer - 10/08/2021

Liver cancer has become the most common cancer in Vietnam for the first time in history, ahead of lung cancer.

Vietnamese scientists discover plants containing anti-cancer compound

Vietnamese scientists discover plants containing anti-cancer compound

Cancer - 10/08/2021

Vietnam's scientists have found phenolic compounds, known to play an important role in cancer prevention, in two plants in Ha Giang Province.

Vietnam ranks 4th in liver cancer fatality rate

Vietnam ranks 4th in liver cancer fatality rate

Cancer - 10/08/2021

On average, 23 people per 100,000 die of liver cancer in Vietnam, among the highest rates in the world.

Cancer study: Antibiotics linked to dangerous polyps

Cancer study: Antibiotics linked to dangerous polyps

Cancer - 10/08/2021

The digestive tract's complex network of bacteria may play a key role in cancer emergence.

3 Brothers Have the Same Rare Cancer

3 Brothers Have the Same Rare Cancer

Cancer - 25/04/2020

The Rush brothers -- 5-year-old Tristen, 4-year-old Caison, and 7-month-old Carter -- are like most siblings -- playing and laughing together one minute and fighting the next.

Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall in U.S.

Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall in U.S.

Cancer - 25/04/2020

U.S. death rates from cancer continued falling from 2001 to 2017 -- dropping an average 1.5% a year, a new report shows.