The vaccine, which treats existing cancer, is a key part of the university’s cancer prevention research to be deployed.

Antigens from the tumour of the patients will be taken out and processed, then brought back to the patients’ bodies to stimulate the creation of antibodies, he explained.

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Van said cancer vaccines have already been applied in some hospitals in Japan and proved effective against several types of cancer.

The HMU will launch the vaccines in Vietnam after receiving approval from the Ministry of Health, he added.

More than 300,000 Vietnamese patients are struggling with cancer, said Director of the Vietnam National Cancer Hospital (Hospital K) Tran Van Thuan.

In addition, about 165,000 new cases of cancer and 115,000 deaths due to the disease are reported in Vietnam annually.

Each year, Vietnamese people spent some 2 billion USD on medical treatment, mostly on cancer, in foreign countries.

More than 500,000 people receive free screenings for colorectal cancer

More than 500,000 people in Hanoi have received free screenings for bowel and gastrointestinal cancer since March 2017, according to the municipal Health Department. 

A touching C-section for pregnant woman with terminal cancer

Diagnosed with breast cancer at 12 weeks of pregnancy, Nguyen Thi L. (28 years old, from Ly Nhan district, Ha Nam province) was still determined to remain healthy to give birth to her child. The C-section to deliver the baby at week 31 was successful, with the tears of the doctors and L.’s family on May 22.

Hospital K, UK partners work to improve cancer treatment

Over 300,000 Vietnamese patients are struggling with cancer, said Director of the Vietnam National Cancer Hospital (Hospital K) Tran Van Thuan during a conference on scientific research and training cooperation between Hospital K and UK partners on April 16. 

Child cancer patients in need of greater support: NA Chairwoman

Child cancer patients from disadvantaged backgrounds need more treatment assistance, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan while visiting the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital in Hanoi on January 22.

Vietnam applies AI in cancer treatment

With initial optimistic results when applying the treatment in three hospitals, IBM Watson for Oncology software has been recommended to be used at medical facilities in Vietnam in counseling and supporting cancer doctors to select cancer treatment regimens for patients.

Source: VNA