Ha, 42, coughed for 5 months, experienced fatigue and loss of appetite, leading doctors to discover a lung tumor which a biopsy confirmed as lung cancer.
Mr. Dung, 46 years old, with inoperable stage 4 lung cancer that had metastasized to the bone, received treatment combining chemotherapy and targeted therapy.
"I was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer, and in addition to other tests, my doctor also prescribed a brain magnetic resonance imaging scan. What is this method used for?" asked Hoang Long, 45, from TP HCM.
Lung cancer is currently the leading cause of death in Vietnam, with approximately 25,000 new cases each year. However, over 70% of patients are diagnosed at a late stage, significantly reducing treatment effectiveness.
I smoke, have had a dry cough for over a month, accompanied by chest pain, and medication hasn't helped. Could this be a sign of lung cancer? (Quoc Huy, 52, Can Tho)
I had a chest X-ray, and the results were normal, but I still want to get an additional lung CT scan for cancer screening. Is this advisable? (Trinh Tu, 50, Hanoi)
I am 61 years old and quit smoking five years ago. Prior to that, I smoked about 18 to 20 cigarettes daily for approximately 20 years. Do I need regular lung cancer screening? (Vu Hieu, Ha Noi)
Mr. Tan, 69, took medication for pneumonia for one month without improvement. Doctors later found he had advanced lung cancer that had already metastasized.
Stereotactic body radiation therapy uses high-dose radiation beams targeted at tumors to radically treat early-stage lung cancer without the need for surgery.
Mr. Hieu, 60, who had been monitoring a benign lung tumor for four years, now has a growth that has increased in size, with a biopsy confirming neuroendocrine cell cancer.
