Health Talks
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Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among women in Hong Kong with more than 2,600 new cases diagnosed each year. Studies have shown that patients to receive treatment before spreading of cancer cells, recovery rate can be up to 97%. -
Dr. Louis Chow, Executive Director of OOTR, gives a talk on the "casues and characteristics of 5 common cancers in Hong Kong" to residents in Wong Tai Sin. -
More than 30 percent of cancers can be prevented by lifestyle changes, the World Health Organization said. Among key risk factors for cancer are tobacco and alcohol consumption, a diet low in fruit and vegetable intake and lack of physical activity. -
Dr. Louis Chow, Executive Director of OOTR, gives a talk to members of Tai Shan Charity Group and the public -
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Asian women: among 20 women, 1 risks the chance of having breast cancer. -
In Hong Kong, breast cancer cases increased from the eighties of more than 700 new cases per year, rising to 2,700 cases per year at present. Breast cancer has now exceed lung cancer, becoming the most common cancer in women. -
"Early detection, early treatment": a 97% recovery rate can be reached when cancer is treated before diffusion of cancer cells. -
