SOURCE: IAEA
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: January?2014, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Projections show that around nine million people in developing countries will die from cancer every year by 2030. The International Atomic Energy Agency - IAEA - helps countries develop the infrastructure they need to control cancer.??
Viet Nam is one of around 80 countries that have received IAEA assistance in cancer control.? After cardiovascular diseases, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the country.