Education for breast self-examination, clinical examination, and fine needle aspiration biopsy was carried out in 1915 women, aged 16 to 74 at 3 communes (ThÞnh §¸n, Trung Thµnh, T©n Thanh) in Th¸i Nguyªn City. Results indicated that: breast cancer was detected in 0.1% of cases while other breast diseases were found in 4.7% of cases. Breast self-examination in very helpful in the diagnosis of breast diseases. The researchers recommended that people need to be educated how to self-examine their breast in order to reveal breast cancer and other breast diseases.
Breast Neoplasms ; breast ; breast diseases

52 non-keratinzed epithelial carcinoma (NPC) patients treated by radiotherapy were studied in Thai Nguyen Central Hospital in 2002-2003 year period. Result showed the gender rate male/female = 1.7:1, the most common age: 40-60, ethnic groups: Kinh 48.1%, minority 51.9%, smoking rate: 93.9% in male. Most of tumor forms were revealed consisting of 61.5% mixed form 2.2%, underdermal form 13.5%. Pathoanatomically, undifferential carcinoma cosisted of 84.6%, NPC 3.84% and keratinized 11.53%. 55.8% of cases had responsiveness with radiotherapy and 5.8 no responsiveness. Common side effect was mouth drying 75%, weakenness of chewing muscle 76%, burn on radiated skin area 53.8%, swallowing difficulty 32.7%, reduce white blood count 38.5%, hair loss 11.5%
Carcinoma ; Radiotherapy ; Ethnic Groups