Wednesday, 08/22/2018 |
Baotintuc.vn -According to doctors, in Vietnam, This number is increasing and will continue to increase if Screening and treatments for Hepatitis keep being ignored.
According to healthcare experts, Hepatitis is also the second leading cause of death after Tuberculosis. In the past 15 years, the number of deaths from hepatitis worldwide has increased to 22%. In 2017, in Vietnam, it is estimated that more than 40,000 deaths from hepatitis B and C.
Families can break the cycle of hepatitis B&C infection by getting tested, vaccinated and treated.
Healthcare experts at City International Hospital (CIH) explained:” Chronic infection of hepatitis B & C is the main cause of liver cancer which is accounted for 88% of hepatitis B & C patients in Vietnam. 2017 According to statistics, there are an estimated 7.7 million people with hepatitis B positive in Vietnam and nearly 1 million people with hepatitis C positive.
More than 90% of HBV infection is attributable to vertical transmission from infected mother to newborn and horizontal transmission during early childhood. In addition, other groups are also at high risk for hepatitis B and C, including: People sharing the same needles and syringes when having injection, mostly drug users, homosexual people male, who uses common tattoos or acupuncturists, who are spouses of people with hepatitis B and health care staff.
However, hepatitis can be prevented, diagnosed, treated and cured. The hepatitis B vaccine is 95% effective in preventing new hepatitis B infections. Some people with hepatitis B can have lifetime treatment. In other cases, they should always check and monitor the disease. People with hepatitis C should go for cure completely. Most people with hepatitis C can cure completely for 3 months.”
Understanding the role of hepatitis B and C viral infections development is essential for the future design of treatments and therapies for this cancer. City International hospital will be holding a presentation seminar titled “Hepatitis B & C - Signaling Pathways in Liver Cancer “in order to raise public awareness and education about these dangerous diseases. Thus, In this seminar, we summarize the current knowledge on hepatitis B and C and highlight direct and indirect risk factors.
Để khuyến khích chăm sóc sức khỏe toàn dân đối với căn bệnh viêm gan, và chia sẻ những nguy cơ, biến chứng và cách phòng ngừa về căn bệnh này, sáng 25/8, Bệnh viện Quốc Tế City tổ chức buổi hội thảo chuyên đề viêm gan B và C với chủ đề "Con đường dẫn đến ung thư gan".
City International Hospital’s healthcare providers added :” Families can break the cycle of hepatitis B&C infection by getting tested, vaccinated and treated. 31% of patients got 5 more years to live. Ignoring will worsen the disease, once it spreads to lymph nodes and other organs; survival rate is only 11%.
“Hepatitis B & C - Signaling Pathways in Liver Cancer” Presentation Seminar
In order to raise public awareness and education about these dangerous diseases, City International hospital will be holding a presentation seminar titled“Hepatitis B & C - Signaling Pathways in Liver Cancer”.
- Date &Time: Saturday, August 25th, 2018 - 8:30 a.m.
- Location: Fourth Floor - City International Hospital (No. 3, 17A Street, Binh Tri Dong B Ward, Binh Tan District)
- Choose one to register:
- Sign up online at: https://goo.gl/forms/XCHBeFl8kfPmIWtI3
- Sign up online at: https://ticketbox.vn/event/hoi-thao-viem-gan-bc-con-duong-dan-den-ung-thu-gan-72960/49663
- Call: 0987853793
- Presenters:
For appointment or more information, please contact:
? Address: No.3, 17A street, Binh Tri Dong B Ward, Binh Tan Dictrict (Next to Aeon Mall Binh Tan,) HCM City.
? Hotline: (028) 6280 3333 (ext. 8232)
? Website: www.cih.com.vn.