By 2020, approximately 44,000 men will be diagnosed with lung cancer, whereas an estimated 41,000 cases of breast cancer are expected to be found in women.

Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), WHO

Nearly two mln Vietnamese will be living with cancer by 2020

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