Breast Cancer

2 Dec 2012

The more we learn about cancer, the more we realise how complex it really is. Take breast cancer. Millions of dollars are raised every year for research into the disease. But are we any closer to...

Beautiful gestures

22 Nov 2012

Brands work hand in hand with charities to raise awareness and touch lives, writes Karen Fong.

Singer Sandy Lam promotes album … and awareness of breast cancer

31 Oct 2012

Despite plugging her new album, Gaia, Canto-pop diva Sandy Lam Yik-lin still found time to promote awareness of breast cancer.

Overdiagnosis a problem with breast cancer screening

31 Oct 2012

Breast cancer screening for women over 50 saves lives, an independent panel in Britain has concluded, confirming findings in US and other studies.

Acupuncture may help relieve cancer fatigue: UK study

31 Oct 2012

Acupuncture may help ease fatigue in women who have had breast cancer, a study has found.

Cancer and cancer treatments can cause chronic pain, stress and anaemia, all of which contribute to...

Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

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Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Cycling from London to Hong Kong for breast cancer

When Mark Wright calls himself an impulsive character he's not joking. Impulsiveness to many of us may mean that regrettable shopping purchase. For Wright, a 27-year-old Englishman, it meant...

Breast cancer: Gene mutation study offers hope

Chinese breast and ovarian cancer patients have been found to have the same pattern of gene mutations in a study done by a local medical researcher, raising hopes that a tailor-made genetic test...

Disease: Male breast cancer

Retired mechanic Mr Lo, 82, first found a small lump in his chest almost a decade ago. Then 73 and still working, he felt a small painless bump barely the size of a green bean near his left nipple...

HEALTH

Cocktails and cakes that are good for women's health

Pink cakes and cocktails are on the menu for the month of October, as chefs and restaurants across Hong Kong help raise funds and awareness about hereditary breast cancer.

PINK REVOLUTION

Social support for breast cancer survivors

When Flora Law Shuk-ting was first diagnosed with stage IIb breast cancer in February, she reacted the same way that any 45-year-old who has lived a largely healthy lifestyle would: with shock...

Breast cancer awareness month

This year marks the Hong Kong Cancer Fund's (HKCF) 11th Pink Revolution, a month-long campaign in October to increase awareness of breast cancer. Singer and actress Coco Lee is this year's Pink...