SOCIETY IN BRIEF 20/5

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VietnamNet English 2 day(s) ago

Poor workers to get small loans

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Fear of cervical cancer high among Vietnamese women

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SaiGon GP English 3 day(s) ago 1 related news

At a seminar hosted by Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd in Phan Thiet City in the central province of Binh Thuan from May 17-19, the medical fraternity claimed that nine out of every 26 women infected with cervical cancer eventually succumb to the disease each day.

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Experts support HPV vaccines in fight against cancer

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VietNam News English 4 day(s) ago 1 related news

More than 150 health experts from southern provinces and cities gathered at a workshop held yesterday in central Phan Thiet City to hear the latest research about the treatment of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related diseases.

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70,000 residents to receive free health check-ups

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Nhân dân English 5 day(s) ago

70,000 residents to receive free health check-ups

Nhan Dan Online – Around 70,000 people will be offered free health check-ups and medicine and 10,000 others will receive free medical advice in the Charity Day for Public Health 2013 scheduled for May 19.

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US surgeon details Jolie's mastectomy 'journey'

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Báo Đầu Tư English 6 day(s) ago

US surgeon details Jolie's mastectomy 'journey'

Angelina Jolie was up and working with "bountiful energy" on her next film project just four days after having her double mastectomy, her surgeon said on Tuesday.

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FDA approves first companion diagnostic test for cancer drug

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VietnamNet English 6 day(s) ago

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved for the first time a companion diagnostic test for cancer drug Tarceva from Roche to detect certain gene mutations in the most common form of lung cancer known as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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Women hail 'brave' Angelina Jolie's mastectomy revelation

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago

Women hail 'brave' Angelina Jolie's mastectomy revelation

Health activists, doctors and movie fans hailed glamorous Hollywood megastar Angelina Jolie for her decision to reveal that she had had her breasts removed to reduce her cancer risk.

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Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy to elude breast cancer

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 1 week(s) ago 1 related news

Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy to elude breast cancer

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has had a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer and says she hopes her story will inspire other women fighting the life-threatening disease.

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Angelina Jolie: I had double mastectomy

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Báo Đầu Tư English 1 week(s) ago 1 related news

Angelina Jolie: I had double mastectomy

Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday that she has undergone a preventive double mastectomy to reduce her risk of cancer.

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FIFA calls for strict match-fixing laws

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 3 month(s) ago

FIFA calls for strict match-fixing laws

Football authorities vowed Wednesday to excise the "cancer" of match-fixing but said tougher laws were needed worldwide to smash criminal syndicates suspected of rigging hundreds of matches.

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Agent Orange tied to aggressive prostate cancer risk

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Báo Thanh Niên English 1 week(s) ago

Agent Orange tied to aggressive prostate cancer risk

Soldiers detect Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) and defoliant Agent Orange during the launch of the "environmental remediation of dioxin contamination" project, in Vietnam's central Da Nang City

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Industrial wastewater fee to hike from July

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago

Industrial wastewater fee to hike from July

VietNamNet Bridge – A new Decree drawn by the Ministry of Environment will take effect from July 1 in which industrial wastewater fee will hike by ten times, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Environment.

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Tomato-soy diet may help reduce prostate cancer risk

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago

Tomato-soy diet may help reduce prostate cancer risk

Tomatoes and soy foods may be more effective in preventing prostate cancer when they are eaten together than when either is eaten alone, U.S. researchers reported Wednesday.

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Sleep problems linked to prostate cancer risk

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago

Men who have sleep problems, including difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep, have up to a twofold increased risk for prostate cancer, according to a new study published Tuesday in the U.S. journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

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VN: Smoking kills 100 people daily

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Hanoi Times English 1 week(s) ago 1 related news

The Hanoitimes - Smoking-related diseases kill over 40,000 people in Viet Nam each year and if no measure is taken, nearly 10% of the Vietnamese population will have died from smoking-related diseases by 2030, warned the World Health Organization (WHO).

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