Successful treatment of breast cancer with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of December 11, Nghe An Oncology Hospital held a discharge ceremony for the first patient in Vietnam who had undergone autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation to treat breast cancer. Comrade Dinh Thi Le Thanh, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee, attended to congratulate the patient and the transplant team of Nghe An Oncology Hospital.

Comrade Dinh Thi Le Thanh praised the successes of the Oncology Hospital in cancer treatment.

Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a modern treatment method that is widely used in the treatment of malignant blood diseases and cancer; this method uses chemicals to destroy all cancer cells from the root, clean the marrow to transplant benign cells. Currently, there are only 8 hospitals in the country that can perform this technique, including Nghe An Oncology Hospital.

With the strong support in policy, funding and human resources of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Committee, and People's Council, Nghe An Oncology Hospital has built a transplant room according to European standards, with the most modern machines. Since 2013, Nghe An Oncology Hospital has started performing hematopoietic stem cell transplants for cancer patients.

Giving flowers to congratulate patient Dinh Thi Lieu

Presenting flowers and gifts to congratulate the transplant team of Nghe An Oncology Hospital

The patient who received the autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant this time was Ms. Dinh Thi Lieu, born in 1962, in Yen Thanh town. Ms. Lieu started treatment on November 13 and after 1 month recovered, was discharged from the hospital by the doctor. She is the 5th cancer patient that the hospital has cured, and is also the first breast cancer patient in Vietnam to be successfully treated with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

At the ceremony, on behalf of the leaders of Nghe An province, comrade Dinh Thi Le Thanh presented flowers to congratulate Nghe An Oncology Hospital, the transplant team, patient Dinh Thi Lieu and affirmed that this success has brought the opportunity to live a healthy life to many breast cancer patients in particular and cancer patients in general. The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee expressed his deep gratitude to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Trung Chinh, the country's leading expert in the field of cancer treatment, head of the transplant team, who has made many contributions to the development of Nghe An's health sector; He hoped that the hospital's doctors would constantly strive to learn and master techniques to better perform their duties of health care and medical examination and treatment for the people of the province and in the region.

Thanh Son