Luan, 28, an Australian resident, had a parotid gland tumor but faced a three-month wait for an examination, prompting him to return to Vietnam for treatment.
After three weeks of high fever, persistent cough, and shortness of breath, 69-year-old Ms. Huong believed she had a respiratory infection, but a medical examination diagnosed her with lymphoma.
My 58-year-old mother was advised to undergo radiation therapy for breast cancer that has metastasized to the brain. I am concerned about whether radiation therapy will affect her memory. (Ngoc Quyen, Hanoi)
Ms. Ngoc, 72, experienced severe abdominal pain, passed black stools, and became increasingly pale and fatigued; an examination revealed a bleeding small intestinal tumor.
A 38-year-old patient, Viet, had a tumor at the chest-neck border successfully removed through a neck incision, avoiding traditional open-chest surgery.