Project achieves significant results in improving breast cancer management

A workshop was held to review the project on improving access to innovative therapies for high-risk breast cancer patients at key hospitals after three years of implementation in Việt Nam.

HÀ NỘI — A project has achieved significant results improving breast cancer management in Việt Nam by raising the community’s awareness, increasing early diagnosis to enhance treatment capability and building a diagnosis and treatment database.

A workshop was held to review the project on improving access to innovative therapies for high-risk breast cancer patients at key hospitals after three years of implementation in Việt Nam.

The five-year project was jointly implemented by the Vietnam Medical Association (VMA), the Ministry of Health and Roche Pharma Vietnam from 2020 to 2025.

At the event, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyễn Thị Xuyên, President of the VMA, said: “Every year, Việt Nam reports over 24,500 new breast cancer cases and more than 10,000 deaths, most of whom are women. Addressing this problem, the joint project was the very first strategic initiative targeting breast cancer in Việt Nam.

“The project achieved significant progress in all of four key pillars: Awareness campaigns on breast cancer reached more than 7 million. Breast cancer early-stage diagnosis rates soared from under 30 per cent to 75 per cent. 431 breast cancer patients have been supported via Roche’s Patient Support Programme, total medicine support value VNĐ67 billion.”