Lung cancer is considered a silent assassin when the disease progresses silently and the risk of death is high.In the seminar "Early stage screening and treatment of lung cancer" held in Ho Chi Minh City, domestic and foreign speakers presented the latest advances on lung cancer screening and treatment,Open up successful treatment opportunities for many patients.
The seminar was led by Assoc.Prof.Dr.HCM, Vice Chairman of Vietnam Association of Cardiovascular Surgery and Chest Surgery.
More than 300 attendees are doctors in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces to listen to reputable speakers at home and abroad to share practical experiences in diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.
Why is lung cancer treatment still a challenge?
Opening the seminar, MSc.Dr. Luong Ngoc Trung - Head of the chest and blood vessel surgery, FV Hospital said that according to the data of Globocan 2022, the rate of people with lung cancer ranked first (accounting for 12.4%)Cancer, the mortality rate is also at the highest level, up to 18.7%.
MSc.Dr. Luong Ngoc Trung shared how to detect lung cancer at an early stage
Although medicine has achieved many achievements in the treatment of cancer in general, lung cancer is still a challenge when the patient's 5-year survival rate is very low (13-18%), the treatment takes a lot of time.And expensive.The reason is that patients often detect the disease in the late stage, when passing the stage 3a, there is almost no chance of surgery.“Among patients discovering that the disease is only 25% of cases that can be indicated for surgery for radical treatment.This is a big burden for clinical people, ”Dr. Trung said.
MSc.Dr. Luong Ngoc Trung said that the hospital has applied most of modern vehicles in the screening and detection of stage lung cancer early, such as low -dose computerized (CT), MRI, soft tube endoscopyTo take cells, biopsy piercing chest, bronchoscopy under the instructions of ultrasound (EBUS), Navigation virtual navigation ultrasound technique, whereby doctors use Navigation by endoscopy, can be combinedWith Ebus for high results.
In addition, a new technique is to mark the damage by color indicators (ICG) that is also applied at FV to detect lung damage and digestive system.
Dr.BS Nguyen Van Tho - Head of TB and Lung Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy also highly appreciated the role of soft spectacular endoscopy and ultrasonic bronchoscopy (EBUS) in diagnosis and evaluationstage of lung cancer.Soft pipe bronchoscopy helps doctors observe the respiratory tract through a soft pipe, thin tubular device with a small camera to capture the image at the tip of the tube.This procedure helps the doctor take samples of mucus or lung tissue
PC - Banner 650x280 - Phunumoi
Dr.
Dr.Nguyen Van Tho said that in the world today EBUS is considered as a "priority technique" in biopsy and diagnosis of lung cancer.In Vietnam, very few hospitals have been invested in this system due to high cost and need a lot of time to train skilled for doctors and nurses.
Weapons for lung cancer treatment
At the seminar, MSc Su Jang Wen - Surgery Surgery and Lung Cancer, O2 Healthcare Group (Singapore) - divided the experience of handling small spots in the lungs, where cancer cells developedsilently.
When detecting small spots in the lungs, Dr. Su advises patients to consider the surgical plan.Artwork
Previously, these small spots will often be less noticeable.However, recent studies show that small spots may be a sign of early stage lung cancer.When discovering these small spots, Dr. Su advises patients to consider the surgical plan.
According to Dr. Basma M’Barek - Head of Hoping Cancer Treatment Center, FV Hospital, the method of radiotherapy in the lungs (SBRT) is an important lung cancer treatment weapon.When lung therapy should be concerned about the movement of the tumor by breathing, because this can make the ray projection mislead.At FV, doctors have combined with active breathing coordination techniques, helping to manage the movement of the tumor.
"The advantage of SBRT compared to classical radiation is the small radiation area, aiming directly into the tumor, limiting lung damage, shortening radiation time to 3-4 times, instead of 6-7 times," heSi Basma said.
Also at the seminar, Dr.BSCKII Le Tien Dung - Deputy Director, Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital shared experiences on diagnosis and treatment of non -small cell lung cancer.According to him, because there are many different treatments, used in each specific stage, the organization of hospitals organized by a multi -specialized care group (MDT) is essential.