Nguyen Huy Quang, head of the Ministry of Health’s Legal Affairs Department talks to about the ministry’s proposal to ban e-cigarettes and shisha.

 People who eat a lot of saturated fat - the “bad” kind of fat that’s abundant in foods like butter and beef - are more likely to develop lung cancer than individuals on low-fat diets, 

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of cancer patients in Vietnam has been on the steep increase, oncology experts told a seminar on cancer prevention in HCMC last week. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors have warned residents living or working in high air pollution areas of HCM City and Ha Noi about the serious health risks coming from the stench emitted from polluted lakes, landfills and by road dust.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 22,000 new cases of lung cancer are recorded every year in Viet Nam, with the disease being ranked among the top causes of death,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cigarette smoke affects some 30 million non-smokers, especially women and children in Viet Nam, according to the Ministry of Health.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has around 150,000 new cases of cancer every year with 75,000 people succumbing to the disease. It means 208 people in the country die everyday or each hour 9 people succumb to chronic diseases.

 A lung cancer therapy can more than double life expectancy in some patients, a "milestone" trial shows.

 Lung cancer rates among British women have risen by 73 percent over the last 40 years, while the figures in men have fallen by nearly half, cancer research authorities said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of people in Quang Binh Province have accused three local cement companies of polluting the environment, which they claim has led to the deaths of 50-60 people yearly.

VietNamNet Bridge – Holding a burning cigarette in his stained lips, Nguyen Minh Khang, breathes in deeply. Taking the cigarette out, he rounds his lips to shape smoke into rings running to each other. He closes his eyes and enjoys the moment.

 Women smokers are at a greater risk than at any time in recent decades from lung cancer and other ailments linked to their tobacco use, according to a study.