Cancer accounts for 19% of the total number of deaths in Vietnam, of which lung cancer is the second most common cancer and is also the second cause of death since 2012.New macadamia and 23,797 deaths from lung cancer.More than 90% of cases of lung cancer are related to smoking.Unfortunately, most patients are only diagnosed in the late stage, making the treatment difficult and expensive.
According to the experience of TS.Dr. Su Jang Wen, Cardiovascular Surgery - Chest and Lung Cancer at the regional chest surgery center in Vietnam recently co -founded by FV Hospital (member of a medical groupThomson) and O2 Healthcare Group (from Singapore, member of Oue Healthcare Limited), when diagnosed early, the survival rate after 5 years of surgery without chemotherapy can be up to:
- 99% for stage 0 (lung cancer has not been invasive).
- 92% for phase 1A (tumor limited to the lungs, not metastasis to remote or lymph nodes).
However, the survival rate will decrease significantly in the following stages:
- For phase 2, the survival rate is down to 40%
- For phase 3, the survival rate is only 15%, most patients die within 1 year after being diagnosed.
Therefore, Dr. Su said that what we need to do immediately to prevent this lung cancer isScreening and early detection of the disease.In particular, the annual screening of lung cancer by low -dose computerized tomography is a method recommended by the American Cancer Association, especially for people from 50 to 80 years old with a history of smoking.
Besides, the reasonable choice of treatment techniques for chest diseases is also very important.Dr. Su shared among more than 7,000 lung, heart and esophagus surgeries he has performed since 2007, up to 95% of cases performed by chest surgery with supportive video (VATS) - OneThe minimum invasive technique for the incision is only 1.5-3cm.This is an advanced technique that brings a high success rate in the treatment of many chest diseases, including lung cancer, mediastinum, chest surgery, pleural disease, sympathetic nerve surgeryand esophageal surgery.Thanks to this, Dr. Su has maintained an impressive record with a death rate after surgery in zero in buffet surgery.