Lung cancer diagnosis at Can Tho General Hospital during 1998 - 2001

ABSTRACT

The study enrolled 64 patients with lung cancer (43 males, 21 females) who were treated at Can Tho General Hospital between 1998 to June 1999. the result showed that lung cancer patients are diagnosed in advanced stage, led to limit the surgical capacity. Persistent clinical symptoms such as cough, chest-pain and weight loss that observed in the high-risk or BK-negative persons should be considered. The cytodiagnosic ability remains to be low. CT scanner is an important diagnostic tool that should be used more widely