The conference was jointly hosted by the association Recontres du Vietnam, the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute, the Austrian center for ion therapy and research MedAustron and Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital .
The event takes place from July 29 to August 3rd with the participation of more than 50 experts from 12 countries.
Professor Tran Thanh Van, founder of Recontres du Vietnam – a development initiative that has brought the world’s renowned scientists to Vietnam for discussions since 1993 – said that cancer is one of the major cause of deaths around the world; particularly true for middle to low income countries, where social security and health services under-develops or non-exists.
Economic impact of cancer on poor countries is very great because the financial costs of cancer are high for both the person with cancer and for society as a whole.
