The first bone marrow transplant patient cured of cancer… gets married

(Baonghean.vn) –On the morning of May 28, in Hamlet 2, Trung Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, the wedding ceremony of Ms. Hoang Thi Hang - the first cancer patient to be cured in Nghe An took place.

Her husband, from Tan Ky district, has always been by Hang's side throughout her fight against the terrible cancer.

The wedding ceremony was not only a private joy for the two families but also a shared joy for the province’s medical sector, confirming that the health of “former” cancer patient Hoang Thi Hang had completely recovered; the bone marrow transplant had cured her cancer.

Upon admission to the hospital, Hoang Thi Hang was given a bone marrow transplant by doctors. This is the newest and most effective technique for treating leukemia, lung cancer, breast cancer... and has been successfully applied in many places.

In 2013, Hoang Thi Hang, 21 years old, was diagnosed with lymphoma, and all her youthful dreams seemed to have ended. However, joy and hope suddenly came when Hang was chosen as the first patient to undergo a bone marrow transplant - one of the most modern techniques in cancer treatment today.

During stem cell transplantation to treat cancer, doctors used a dose of chemicals combined with growth factors to condition and clean out all cancer cells in the bone marrow and mobilize healthy cells in the bone marrow.

Coming here for treatment, on December 17, 2013, Hoang Thi Hang received a bone marrow transplant from leading domestic experts and a team of doctors from Nghe An Oncology Hospital. The bone marrow transplant was successful, after a month of monitoring and post-operative treatment, Hang was discharged from the hospital, her health gradually recovering.

Comrade Dinh Thi Le Thanh, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee came to congratulate and share joy on the day Hoang Thi Hang recovered from her illness and was discharged from the hospital.

Doctors from Nghe An Oncology Hospital came to give gifts on the happy day of Hoang Thi Hang and her husband.

Overcoming the malignant disease, Hang returned to her daily work in the family as a healthy, normal person; and is starting a new life with new dreams and hopes./.

Tu Thanh - Thanh Chung