Mild fever and dry cough for two weeks seem to be normal symptoms but they could very well be signs of lung cancer. Understanding the disease is the best way to help you escape the “death sentence” of lung cancer, protecting the health of yourself and your loved ones.

Cigarette smoking and exposure to certain chemicals are among the top causes of lung cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 90% of all lung cancer cases are caused by smoking.

Lung cancer is the leading malignancy, the disease has a high mortality rate if detected late. According to Globocan in 2018, the number of new cases of lung cancer in the world was 2.094 million, including 1.8 million deaths. In Vietnam, the number of new cases is 23,667 with 20,710 deaths. Up to 70% of lung cancer patients in Vietnam are diagnosed at a late stage, with difficult treatment and short survival time. Therefore, lung cancer screening plays a very important role in helping to reduce treatment costs, prolong survival and reduce the mortality rate of the disease.

Today's lung cancer treatment has made remarkable progress, in which radiation therapy has emerged as an effective weapon to control the disease while it is localized in the region.