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1 out of 4 Persons In Hong Kong Runs The Risk Of Cancer

Every year, more than 18 million people around the world suffer from cancer. For more than 30 years in Hong Kong, cancer has been the most common and deadly disease. In 2017, more than 33,000 new cases were recorded. One out of every four people in Hong Kong may have cancer. Among them, the increase in colorectal, breast, lung, and prostate cancers is the most significant. The Hong Kong Cancer Statistics Centre estimates that by 2030, the overall number of new cancer cases in Hong Kong will increase by 44,000.

Know more about cancer screening and early detection

Cancer detection refers to examinations conducted before the appearance of suspected symptoms with a view to making a prompt diagnosis of cancer. Cancer screening refers to the carrying out of these examinations in a systematic manner In order to identify cancer patients among people who are not showing any symptoms of cancer.

Cancer screening
Through systematic way to detect people without cancer symptoms, that is, to find out people with cancer among people without cancer symptoms.

Early detection
Refers to the relevant examination before the body appears suspicious symptoms, in order to diagnose cancer early.

  • Early detection of cancer can help improve treatment effectiveness;
  • To deal with earlier cancers, milder therapies can be used to reduce side effects.
  • There are a few cancers that grow very slowly, and elderly patients may not develop disease during their lifetime. Therefore, the discovery of early cancerous through census may only bring unnecessary treatment side effects and psychological burden (such as some prostate cancer);
  • If the initial test result is positive, this can only mean that the chance of cancer is high, and further examinations, including biopsy, are required to do so;
  • If the test results do not reveal any abnormalities, the person must be falsely alarmed and suffer physically and mentally (called a false positive). On the other hand, if unfortunately you do have cancer, but the initial test result is normal (called a false negative) and you do not follow up, you may delay the treatment and affect the chance of successful treatment.

Cancer prevention consultation plan

Content and procedure

Health survey
Please download the request booklet or fill in the questionnaire directly online
Counseling or advance by nurse
After receiving the questionnaire, we will make a risk assessment about your health by telephone, email or interview, and give appropriate prevention / detection / census recommendations
Follow-up and health report
We can arrange self-financed cancer detection for high-risk individuals, explain the report and provide further guidance

"Professional Cancer Prevention Counseling and Counseling Service" Health Questionnaire

Online survey Download questionnaire

Anyone can get the health questionnaire form through telephone, email or download from our website. After completing the questionnaire, please fax or send it back to the us. You can also make the appointment to meet with our professionals.

Cancer prevention consultation plan

Content and procedure

Health survey
Please download the request booklet or fill in the questionnaire directly online
Counseling or advance by nurse
After receiving the questionnaire, we will make a risk assessment about your health by telephone, email or interview, and give appropriate prevention / detection / census recommendations
Follow-up and health report
We can arrange self-financed cancer detection for high-risk individuals, explain the report and provide further guidance

"Professional Cancer Prevention Counseling and Counseling Service" Health Questionnaire

Anyone can get the health questionnaire form through telephone, email or download from our website. After completing the questionnaire, please fax or send it back to the us. You can also make the appointment to meet with our professionals.

Suggested timetable for cancer screening and early detection

Age
Male
Female
Begins at age 25
Female
Women who have ever had sexual contacts should receive pap smear at age 25-64. Pap test every 2-3 years after 2 normal consecutive annual tests.

Women should be familiar with their breast at different times and different ages.
Begins at age 30
Male and Female
Family members of nasopharyngeal cancer patients should have EBV blood test and nasopharyngoscopy at age 30-70.
Begins at age 30-40
Male and Female
Chronic hepatitis carriers should receive AFP blood test and liver scan every 6-9 months.
Begins at age 40
Female
Women age 40-69 may consider taking mammography every 1-2 years.
Begins at age 50
Male and Female
People age 50-75 should consider one of the following as colorectal cancer screening:
  1. annual faecal occult blood test,
  2. flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years,
  3. Colonoscopy every 10 years.
*Individuals with higher risk should consult doctors to determine the time to start and the frequency of tests.