Morning August 18, 2019, City International Hospital and Dai-iChi Life Insurance collaborative held an educational health program "Liver Cancer in Young Adults" at Palace Hotel Saigon, Nguyen Hue Street. , District 1, HCMC with 200 participants.
Top Liver Cancer Causes in young adults being identified by Assoc.Prof.Nguyen Tan Cuong
Mr. Pham Hong Khanh said, Not only does Dai-Ichi Life Insurance give financial consultation, we will also hand in hand with Hospitals and Educational Institutions to do more of these meaningful health events for patients and families. This event cooperation, both City International Hospital and Daichi-Life hope to bring more necessary information on 5th disease in cancer in Vietnam-Liver Cancer which is on the Rise.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tan Cuong presented a hot topic on a troubling rise of the liver cancer's incidence in young adults Fueled by Alcohol and Tobacco. Further detail, the root causes of liver cancer are hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
Dr. Nguyen Tan Cuong warned that alcohol and tobacco abuse as well as failing to get risk-factor screening for hepatitis (by any cause) periodically increases the risk of hepatitis and several common cancers, especially liver cancer.
Event participants
In particular, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tan Cuong shared more about the current methods of liver cancer treatments such as surgery, electro surgery with high frequency waves, liver transplantation.
Many good questions from the audience got responded by Dr. Cuong and Dai-ichi Life's representatives as well as recommendations to reduce excessive alcohol consumption in the general population to help customers feel more secure because liver cancer can be prevented and treated effectively if found at an early stage.
The program ended with success
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