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Cancer causes one in every eight deaths around the world, the World Health Organisation says. Lifestyle changes can do a lot to prevent the disease. Learn more about cancer, its symptoms, and modern–day approaches to beating it, from experts and survivors.
Family of eight-year-old Hong Kong girl left in vegetative state for years after operation deserves empathy from community. Public hospitals treat most people in city and there have been relatively few serious medical blunders despite pandemic and staff shortages
Joint venture by Chinese University of Hong Kong professor and Prenetics Group aims to make testing for the disease easier and more affordable.
The expansion of public-private healthcare partnerships to allow some cancer survivors to seek follow-up consultations from private doctors is a welcome move.
It is an uncomfortable subject yet one that Hong Kong must reflect on after another tragedy involving a terminally ill woman and the ‘mercy killing’ carried out by her caregiver-husband.
The singer-actress-songwriter, who died last week, was one of the first of many role-model women to share their experience of breast cancer with a wide audience. Stories like theirs are credited with mobilising cancer screening and research and a range of treatments and therapies
Free screening is offered for colorectal cancer but not lung or breast cancer, even though these are the three most common cancers in Hong Kong. For breast cancer in particular, early detection can make a huge difference to successful, low-cost treatment and survival.
- The photo’s release comes after a furore last month surrounding a picture of Kate and her 3 children that news agencies withdrew because it was digitally altered
- That image was intended to put an end to speculation about the princess’ whereabouts and health after her abdominal surgery, but it only fuelled more rumours
Cheung gained a following through her channel and appearances on local media, where she spoke about living life to the fullest.
Date Night actress’ mammogram and a genetic test didn’t flag her breast cancer, but a risk assessment did. So what are they, how do they work, and is having regular mammograms still important?
Heir to King Charles throne, William has been largely out of sight since Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced last month that she was undergoing preventive chemotherapy.
A woman in China who was diagnosed with cancer says she wants to leave behind a massive series of fun and moving cosplay images as memories for her three children and 150,000 online followers.
A woman patient in China who had successful cancer surgery thought she could stop the illness returning by eating very little and almost died because she lost too much weight.
Since potent active ingredients can irritate and dry out the skin, balance their effects with complementary skincare such as soothing aloe, wound-healing cica and moisture-boosting niacinamide
Shannen Doherty, known for starring in 90210 and Charmed, said her years-long cancer battle prompted her to ‘take stock’ of her life – and her multiple storage units of unused antique furniture
A woman in central China has been praised for sticking by her man who has a rare form of cancer, saying she wants to give him the same love and devotion he shows her.
The good wishes came during the king’s most significant public appearance since his cancer diagnosis.
Team constructs model for pancreatic cancer prognosis and reports identification of two important protein biomarkers. PDAC causes around 466,000 deaths a year, predicted to become the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths by 2030.
Brain cancer can’t be headed off by changing lifestyles, unlike, say, lung cancer. There are various types of tumour, some more aggressive than others. Recent drug therapy advances show promise.
William and Kate hired two new aides just before Kate’s diagnosis, Ian Patrick and Tom White – so what do we know about the pair helping the royal couple through this difficult time?
Singapore-based banker Julianne Danielle Lim was devastated by her cancer diagnosis, but after hitting rock bottom she turned her life around – by changing her lifestyle and her thinking.
Doctors explain what they can tell about the Princess of Wales’ cancer from her video statement, and why there is cause for optimism even though we don’t know what type of cancer her doctors found.
After weeks of speculation about her health, the Princess of Wales unveiled her condition in a poignant video that prompted reactions from political leaders, celebrities and members of the public.
The princess disclosed her condition in a video message on Friday following weeks of speculation about her health since she was hospitalised in January for unspecified abdominal surgery.
It was thought around half the people in China were infected but new study cites a much lower figure.
Days after the Oscars, Olivia Munn revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer a year ago and survived – so which other celebrities also overcame the life-threatening disease?
There are now 26 hospitals offering a fusion of traditional Chinese and Western medicine to treat a range of conditions, up from 8 last year.
Secrets of metastasis are key for researchers looking to create new early detection tools and therapies, says HKU cell biologist Alice Wong Sze-tsai.
Eddie Chau, father of the eight-year-old girl, confirmed his daughter died on Sunday at around 3.40pm.
From conspiracy theories around her ‘planned abdominal surgery’ and King Charles’ cancer diagnosis to recent paparazzi pics … but what did Prince William have to say?
Suspension of non-urgent services during pandemic contributed to fall in number of women getting screened.
Buckingham Palace revealed earlier this month that Charles had been diagnosed with a form of cancer and would postpone public engagements to undergo treatment.
King Charles has been diagnosed with a ‘form of cancer’, according to a statement released by Buckingham Palace on February 5 – but what does he actually do as Britain’s head of state?
The two royals have a troubled relationship, and Harry has seen his father infrequently since the prince moved to Los Angeles with his wife, Meghan Markle.
