https://www.scmp.com/rss/502683/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com At least 11 Hong Kong women are found to have breast cancer every day and one in every 15 women in the city will be diagnosed with the disease during their lifetime. Cases of the most common type of cancer affecting Hong Kong’s female population have more than tripled over the past quarter century or so – up from 1,152 in 1993 to 4,108 in 2016, according to the Hong Kong Cancer Registry. The advantages of the new 3D technology over the conventional one are that patients will feel less pain... https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/health-wellness/topics/health-matters/article/3039389/how-improved-3d-breast?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/health-wellness/topics/health-matters/article/3039389/how-improved-3d-breast?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Nov 2019 02:22:28 +0000 Eight years ago, Lu Gau-cyun was forced to retire from her job because of worsening pain in her left knee. Four years later she was forced to start using a walking stick. “My feet began to turn in and I was getting more bow-legged to avoid putting pressure on the knee,” Lu says. “When I walked, I waddled like a duck. I often ended up in a cold sweat because of the pain.” I feel like I am almost 100 per cent back to normal … I look forward to going out and resuming my normal activities Lu... https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/health-wellness/topics/health-matters/article/3035553/how-knee-replacement-surgery?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/health-wellness/topics/health-matters/article/3035553/how-knee-replacement-surgery?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Oct 2019 09:22:20 +0000