SKIN CANCER: SIGNS, CAUSES AND DIAGNOSIS

Skin cancer is an abnormal, uncontrolled growth of the epithelial cells that cover the outside of the body. Timely diagnosis and treatment at an early stage have a 5-year survival prognosis of more than 90%. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), each year there are 2-3 million cases of non-melanoma skin cancers and 132,000 … Read more

CANCER DRUGS: SUBTYPES AND MECHANISMS OF ACTION

There are many types of cancer treatment drugs . The choice of medication will be different for each patient. What are cancer drugs ? Cancer treatment drugs are drugs approved by international and domestic organizations; It is used to treat cancer, as well as to prevent cancer from coming back. For therapeutic purposes, it can … Read more

UNDERSTANDING HOW TO DETERMINE THE STAGES OF CANCER

Based on tumor size, extent of invasion to nearby organs/regions, degree of metastasis of the disease to lymph nodes/other organs/regions in the body, cancer is divided into corresponding stages.According to Dr. Tran Vuong Thao Nghi – Head of Oncology Department of Tam Anh General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, determining the stage of cancer … Read more