Vietnam among countries with highest cancer fatality rates globally


Doctors treating a cancer patient. VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam has been named among the countries worldwide with the highest rate of cancer fatalities and new cancer cases, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Statistics compiled by the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR), last year saw Vietnam climb seven places to rank 92th out of 185 surveyed countries in terms of cancer rates.

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