474 cancer patients in Ho Chi Minh City wait for surgeries

As of the end of last month, 474 cancer patients were waiting to undergo surgeries at the Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital in the namesake city, director of the hospital Pham Xuan Dung told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. According to statistics from the Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital, the hospital performs 31,000-33,000 surgeries for cancer patients per year. Tang Chi Thuong, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, told Tuoi Tre on Friday that the department and the municipal People’s Committee had surveyed the second campus of the Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital twice. According to statistics from the Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital, the hospital performs 31,000-33,000 surgeries for cancer patients per year. Tang Chi Thuong, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, told Tuoi Tre on Friday that the department and the municipal People’s Committee had surveyed the second campus of the Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital twice.