https://www.scmp.com/rss/503296/feed 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. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Charmaine Yu Charmaine Yu Hong Kong hairstylist Pitt Cheung Kwok-wai’s life took a sharp turn in 2020 when he was diagnosed with stage 3 nasopharyngeal cancer at the age of 38. “We never had cancer or serious illness in our family before, so it was very shocking,” Cheung says. Having treatment during the Covid-19 pandemic made the experience even more isolating, as it was difficult for friends and family members to visit him in hospital as he underwent several rounds of chemotherapy. Due to its prevalence in southern... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3349452/hong-kong-hairstylists-cancer-battle-takes-him-and-his-brother-crowdfunding-campaign?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3349452/hong-kong-hairstylists-cancer-battle-takes-him-and-his-brother-crowdfunding-campaign?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:15:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse First it was protein, now it is fibre: the “maxxing” mindset has permeated social media, as wellness influencers insist that loading up on certain nutrients is the key to vitality and a life-changing gut glow-up. These viral diet trends rooted in extreme optimisation are affecting how people eat and what companies sell – but are they actually healthy? The concept of “proteinmaxxing” insists that more is better when it comes to the macronutrient found in foods like nuts, meat and dairy, which is... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3349125/are-food-health-trends-fibermaxxing-and-proteinmaxxing-actually-healthy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3349125/are-food-health-trends-fibermaxxing-and-proteinmaxxing-actually-healthy?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:15:08 +0000 Kavita Daswani Kavita Daswani Bill Maeda, who has 2.2 million followers on Instagram and more than 450,000 subscribers on YouTube, is not your conventional fitness trainer. He eats McDonald’s. He does not count reps. And he sometimes has clients exercise for just 10 minutes a day. While that approach might sound counterintuitive in an industry often built on intensity, for Maeda, 57, fitness has never been about punishment or perfection. It is about something far simpler: finding a way to move that people can actually... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3348756/colon-cancer-survivor-who-became-viral-fitness-trainer-isnt-afraid-eating-mcdonalds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3348756/colon-cancer-survivor-who-became-viral-fitness-trainer-isnt-afraid-eating-mcdonalds?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:15:08 +0000 Bhakti Mathur Bhakti Mathur Anjali Hazari hit the ground running when she arrived in Hong Kong as a newlywed in her early twenties more than four decades ago – and she has not stopped. Despite developing knee pain that has required surgeries and now having osteoporosis and more, the retired teacher and tutorial company owner keeps pushing forward – first as a marathoner, then a mountaineer, now a powerlifter – at the age of 70. Raised in Amravati, a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra, Hazari studied in Mumbai and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3348484/70-shes-now-powerlifter-how-retired-teacher-refuses-slow-down?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3348484/70-shes-now-powerlifter-how-retired-teacher-refuses-slow-down?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:00:09 +0000 Charmaine Yu Charmaine Yu Retired civil engineer Lim Shyang Guey will don his running shoes on March 28 for a 2,200km (1,367-mile) journey around Peninsular Malaysia. The 90-day “Run for Gold” campaign is Lim’s attempt to finish a gruelling circuit by June 22 – his 67th birthday. The inspiration for this challenge comes from profound loss. In November 2023, Lim and his wife, Goh Joo Lee, were celebrating her completion of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Half Marathon – her first ever race. But soon after, she began to... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3347978/66-year-old-sets-2200km-run-around-peninsular-malaysia-honour-his-wife?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3347978/66-year-old-sets-2200km-run-around-peninsular-malaysia-honour-his-wife?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:15:13 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar Ryan Murphy’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, one of 2026’s biggest TV sensations so far, aired its season finale on March 26. The FX series chronicles the intensely scrutinised romance between John F. Kennedy Jr – son of former US president John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis – and Calvin Klein publicist Carolyn Bessette. The couple is portrayed by Paul Anthony Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon, while JFK Jr’s cousin and close friend, Prince Anthony Radziwill, is played... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348158/meet-erich-bergen-who-plays-jfk-jrs-royal-cousin-anthony-radziwill-love-story?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3348158/meet-erich-bergen-who-plays-jfk-jrs-royal-cousin-anthony-radziwill-love-story?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:00:24 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Leonid Radvinsky, the reclusive billionaire who acquired adult content platform OnlyFans and transformed it into a multibillion-dollar empire, has died of cancer aged 43, the company announced on Monday. “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Leo Radvinsky. Leo passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer,” an OnlyFans spokesperson said. “His family have requested privacy at this difficult time.” Florida-based Radvinsky, a Ukrainian-American entrepreneur born in Odesa and... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3347638/reclusive-onlyfans-owner-leonid-radvinsky-dead-43?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3347638/reclusive-onlyfans-owner-leonid-radvinsky-dead-43?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:04:36 +0000 Holly Chik Holly Chik Chinese scientists have engineered E coli bacteria into a novel cancer therapy that colonises tumours, produces an existing drug on-site and delivers it directly – reducing the toxic side effects of traditional chemotherapy. The research, performed on mice with breast cancer, paves the way for targeted cancer treatments in future, according to the scientists from Shandong University in Qingdao, eastern China. Escherichia coli (E coli) is a group of bacteria commonly found in the gut. While most... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3346974/chinese-scientists-use-e-coli-fight-breast-tumours-within-mice-study?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3346974/chinese-scientists-use-e-coli-fight-breast-tumours-within-mice-study?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:00:25 +0000 Edith Lin,William Yiu Edith Lin,William Yiu A Hong Kong hospital has launched an investigation after an elderly patient with colon cancer died three weeks after surgeons carried out a medical procedure on the wrong organ. Tseung Kwan O Hospital said on Friday the 85-year-old patient died on Tuesday after undergoing stoma surgery on February 7. The procedure involved creating a surgical opening on the abdomen, known as a stoma, to alleviate an intestinal obstruction. In the time between the operation and her death, the patient was... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3345683/hong-kong-cancer-patient-dies-3-weeks-after-incorrect-incision-abdomen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3345683/hong-kong-cancer-patient-dies-3-weeks-after-incorrect-incision-abdomen?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:05:00 +0000 Vincent Chow,Dannie Peng Vincent Chow,Dannie Peng Chinese companies are leading the way in personalised medicine, the development of healthcare treatments tailored for individual patients. MGI Tech last year unveiled the world’s fastest gene sequencing machine, while BGI Genomics has become the world’s biggest generator of data about human genes. Chinese biomedicine companies also have a world-leading pipeline of novel targeted therapies used in personalised or precision medicine (see previous China Future Tech). New technology, including... https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/china/science/article/3345088/china-ai-boosts-cancer-screening-rare-disease-diagnosis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/china/science/article/3345088/china-ai-boosts-cancer-screening-rare-disease-diagnosis?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:08 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Anyone who has used an induction cooker is halfway to understanding Mayo Clinic’s new experimental approach to killing cancer cells. The health system, based in the US state of Minnesota, announced that it is the first in the US to test Israeli technology that targets solid tumours with fast-rising heat in a process it calls hyperthermia. “Temperature is the Achilles’ heel of cancer,” says Dr Scott Lester, the Mayo radiation oncologist leading a clinical trial to see if the technology is... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3344103/how-magnetic-heating-technology-could-be-new-cancer-fighting-weapon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3344103/how-magnetic-heating-technology-could-be-new-cancer-fighting-weapon?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:15:08 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar The third and final season of Hulu’s twisted romance drama Tell Me Lies has ended with an explosive finale in which, instead of driving off into the sunset, Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) is abandoned at a gas station by her villainous love interest, Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White). Van Patten told Teen Vogue that Stephen’s final manipulation “forces Lucy to really re-evaluate herself and how she’s been living her life”. As for Stephen’s fate, White joked, “He probably just drives off into a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3344140/meet-jackson-whites-mother-katey-sagal-whos-also-tell-me-lies-hulu?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3344140/meet-jackson-whites-mother-katey-sagal-whos-also-tell-me-lies-hulu?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:00:23 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Colorectal cancer is now the top cancer killer of Americans younger than 50, highlighting that it is a threat not just to older adults, but increasingly to young men and women, too. The deaths of Dawson’s Creek actor James Van Der Beek at 48 this week, and Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman a few years ago at 43, highlight the risk for younger adults. “We’re now starting to see more and more people in the 20-, 30- and 40-year-old range developing colon cancer. At the beginning of my career,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3343679/after-james-van-der-beeks-death-how-colorectal-cancer-killing-more-under-50s?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3343679/after-james-van-der-beeks-death-how-colorectal-cancer-killing-more-under-50s?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:15:07 +0000 Reuters Reuters James Van Der Beek, the star of 1990s ⁠teen drama Dawson’s Creek, died ⁠on Wednesday at the age of ⁠48 after a battle with cancer, his wife announced on social media. “Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace,” his wife, Kimberly, said. Fans and fellow ‌actors shared tributes on social media, recalling the influence he had on their lives and careers. “While James’ legacy will always live on, this is a huge loss to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343244/dawsons-creek-star-james-van-der-beek-dies-48?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343244/dawsons-creek-star-james-van-der-beek-dies-48?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:50:07 +0000 Theodora Yu Theodora Yu Patients with advanced lung cancer who receive a certain therapy earlier in the day survive longer, a study has found, with a Hong Kong medical expert saying the discovery opens possibilities for optimal treatment times, although more research is needed. The study was led by academics from Hunan Cancer Hospital in mainland China and supported by the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s faculty of medicine. The research showed that immunochemotherapy administered before 3pm nearly doubled the length... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3342699/patients-given-more-hope-study-finds-best-time-lung-cancer-treatment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3342699/patients-given-more-hope-study-finds-best-time-lung-cancer-treatment?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:40:33 +0000 Sasha Gonzales Sasha Gonzales Before her mastectomy, Christine Cosby joined a pilot prehabilitation programme designed for newly diagnosed cancer patients before starting treatment. She focused on building her fitness and upper-body strength with one goal in mind: a faster recovery. For the resident of Toronto, Canada, the physical work was a welcome distraction from “the coming scariness” of surgery. Cosby, a part-time artist and accountant, was one of 25 people that the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3342230/what-cancer-prehabilitation-how-patients-are-getting-head-start-recovery?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3342230/what-cancer-prehabilitation-how-patients-are-getting-head-start-recovery?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Feb 2026 04:45:37 +0000 Lily Canter Lily Canter In a city obsessed with efficiency, optimisation and results, walking has rarely been focused on as a health intervention. Yet across Hong Kong, a quiet reframing is taking place. Increasingly, it is being described not as light exercise or leisure, but as a form of everyday medicine, one that supports mental health, recovery from illness and ageing well, without injury or pressure. Stephanie Lown, founder of hiking group Exploring Dogs, says walking offers a rare combination of movement,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3342052/how-walking-hong-kong-helping-cancer-recovery-and-mental-health?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3342052/how-walking-hong-kong-helping-cancer-recovery-and-mental-health?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Feb 2026 02:59:19 +0000 Natalie Wong,Jeffie Lam,Matthew Cheng Natalie Wong,Jeffie Lam,Matthew Cheng Erick Tsang Kwok-wai has resigned as Hong Kong’s constitutional and mainland affairs chief, saying that he has elevated prostate cancer markers in his blood and cannot cope with the heavy workload. State news agency Xinhua first reported the State Council’s decision to remove Tsang from his post on Tuesday morning, ending days of speculation over the 62-year-old’s departure from the cabinet. Meeting the press later with Tsang, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said he had decided to recommend the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3341321/hong-kongs-constitutional-and-mainland-affairs-minister-erick-tsang-resigns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3341321/hong-kongs-constitutional-and-mainland-affairs-minister-erick-tsang-resigns?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jan 2026 01:24:52 +0000 Sasha Gonzales Sasha Gonzales The benefits of a vegan diet are well documented. From promoting a healthy weight and reducing our risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, to improving gut health and lowering blood pressure, countless studies have found good reason to consume more plant foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds. Veganuary, the global January campaign, encourages people to go meat-free or reduce their intake of animal products such as dairy for the month. Besides promoting animal... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3340828/how-vegan-diet-can-help-prevent-and-manage-cancer-and-foods-focus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3340828/how-vegan-diet-can-help-prevent-and-manage-cancer-and-foods-focus?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:15:08 +0000 Fran Lu Fran Lu A woman from eastern China courageously battled bone cancer alone after her parents severed ties with her upon learning of her illness, prompting widespread reactions online. Xia Shiwei, 23, hailing from a village in Anhui province, fainted while taking her college entrance exams in 2021. Despite her condition, she insisted on completing her test and was subsequently diagnosed with bone cancer. The illness progressed quickly, leading to the amputation of her right leg a year later. Her mother... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3340346/china-woman-bone-cancer-grieves-loss-family-support-after-mum-calls-her-burden?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3340346/china-woman-bone-cancer-grieves-loss-family-support-after-mum-calls-her-burden?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:00:09 +0000 Anthea Rowan Anthea Rowan It is hard to know whether to be more impressed by octogenarians Bob and Fran German because they regularly publish videos on their YouTube channel, or because, at 85, they remain ultra-fit and young at heart. That was not always the case. Years ago, both were diagnosed with life-changing illnesses. After returning home to the United States from a trip to China in late 1992, Fran sensed minor muscular changes but “didn’t think too much of it”. Then, one day, she woke up and could not open one... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3340522/how-whole-food-plant-based-diet-keeps-85-year-old-youtubers-young-and-disease-free?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3340522/how-whole-food-plant-based-diet-keeps-85-year-old-youtubers-young-and-disease-free?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:00:16 +0000 Anthea Rowan Anthea Rowan David Wilson has been sober for almost seven years. Today, the 61-year-old is a sobriety coach, speaker and author of the book One For The Road: Soberdave. He has hosted a popular podcast about sobriety for almost five years. On his Instagram account @soberdave, which has amassed a following of almost 200,000, he posts daily motivational tips and insights into the lives of hundreds of people who have joined him in his sober life. It has been quite the journey for a man who was a carpet fitter... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3339963/health-benefits-quitting-alcohol-weight-loss-slowing-ageing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3339963/health-benefits-quitting-alcohol-weight-loss-slowing-ageing?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:15:07 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Hong Kong has taken an important step towards turning itself into an international biotechnology hub with the signing of two landmark agreements with the national health authorities. The pacts deepen collaboration on traditional Chinese medicine and cancer research, and mark the official launch, side by side at Tseung Kwan O, of the Chinese Medicine Hospital and the permanent home of the Government Chinese Medicine Testing Institute, which opened last month. Their significance was underlined by... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3339882/hong-kongs-biotech-hub-aim-advanced-pacts-national-agencies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3339882/hong-kongs-biotech-hub-aim-advanced-pacts-national-agencies?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:15:10 +0000 Reuters Reuters Dilbert comic strip creator Scott Adams, ‍a vocal Trump supporter whose career flagged after a racist rant, died on Tuesday, his former wife said. He was 68. Shelly Miles announced Adams’ passing in an online live stream in which she read a final message ⁠from the artist, whose strip lampooned life in the cubicle farms of corporate America, framed around its titular character, an engineer known for his glasses and perennially bent tie. Adams first announced he had metastatic prostate cancer in... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339791/scott-adams-dilbert-cartoonist-and-trump-fan-dead-68?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339791/scott-adams-dilbert-cartoonist-and-trump-fan-dead-68?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:15:43 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Resolutions to improve health typically include measures such as more exercise, a healthier diet and stopping smoking. But what about safeguarding your gut microbiome? Taking steps to protect and improve it can benefit digestive health and more, says Dr Purna Kashyap, a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, in the US state of Minnesota, who specialises in the gut microbiome and gastrointestinal disorders. “The microbiome is essentially a community of bacteria, fungi, viruses and all of... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3339154/why-your-gut-microbiome-so-important-health-and-how-protect-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3339154/why-your-gut-microbiome-so-important-health-and-how-protect-it?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Jan 2026 09:15:16 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar The highly awaited second season of medical drama The Pitt, starring Noah Wyle, has landed on HBO Max. Our favourite doctors are clocking in at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Centre’s ER for what will certainly be another white-knuckle shift, with each episode covering roughly an hour. The first season was not only extremely popular but also critically acclaimed, winning several awards including an Emmy and, more recently, a Critics’ Choice Television Award for best drama series. Wyle, who plays Dr... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3339260/meet-katherine-lanasa-who-plays-dana-pitt-and-just-won-critics-choice-television-award?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3339260/meet-katherine-lanasa-who-plays-dana-pitt-and-just-won-critics-choice-television-award?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:00:16 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse American environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of late president John F. Kennedy, has died from cancer at the age of 35, her family announced on Tuesday. “Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts,” the family wrote in a statement posted on the JFK Library Foundation’s Instagram account. Schlossberg, a science and climate reporter for The New York Times, wrote movingly about her diagnosis with acute myeloid leukaemia in an essay... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3338216/jfks-granddaughter-journalist-tatiana-schlossberg-dies-35?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3338216/jfks-granddaughter-journalist-tatiana-schlossberg-dies-35?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:10:37 +0000 Fran Lu Fran Lu Business boomed at a street snack stall in China in a touching show of support for its owner whose son had died from cancer, leaving the man with three small children to look after. Video clips of long queues in front of a tanghulu stall near the Shandong Institute of Petroleum and Chemical Technology, in eastern China’s Shandong province, went viral online. People came to support the stall owner, surnamed Tian, whose 36-year-old son died from liver cancer this month. Tian junior was diagnosed... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3337347/long-queue-customers-china-snack-stall-support-owner-whose-dead-son-leaves-3-kids-behind?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3337347/long-queue-customers-china-snack-stall-support-owner-whose-dead-son-leaves-3-kids-behind?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:00:08 +0000 Elizabeth Cheung Elizabeth Cheung Genomic sequencing has helped Hong Kong identify the right treatments for cancer patients more quickly, according to an expert who also suggested that the city could be a “super-linker” between mainland China and the rest of the world in drug development. Aya El Helali, a clinician-scientist in medical oncology at the University of Hong Kong, praised how collaboration within the Greater Bay Area had opened up opportunities to run clinical trials faster and at lower costs – factors that appealed... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3337799/genomic-sequencing-puts-hong-kong-forefront-cancer-care-innovation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3337799/genomic-sequencing-puts-hong-kong-forefront-cancer-care-innovation?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Dec 2025 01:00:14 +0000 Alice Yan Alice Yan Street food vendors in southeastern China have donated a day’s income to a cancer-stricken colleague who is facing high medical bills. The touching move by stall holders took place on a food street near Fujian Normal University in Fuzhou, Fujian province on December 10. They are trying to help Zhang Jianwu, 50, who had been making and selling pan-fried meat cake on the street until recently when he was diagnosed with kidney cancer, according to a report by Fuzhou Daily. Zhang closed his stall... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3336588/china-eatery-owners-use-cancer-hit-business-rivals-payment-qr-code-day-raise-funds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3336588/china-eatery-owners-use-cancer-hit-business-rivals-payment-qr-code-day-raise-funds?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:00:09 +0000 Julie Zhang,Eunice Xu Julie Zhang,Eunice Xu If pharmaceutical drug patents are an hourglass turned over on the day of approval – with the approaching loss of exclusivity known in the industry as the “patent cliff” – then Big Pharma is currently watching the final grains of sand slipping through the neck of the glass. At the bottom of the hourglass awaits an unforgiving world of generic and biosimilar competition. Between 2025 and 2030, the patent cliff is set to be one of the biggest since 2010 by revenue at risk, according to... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3337038/patent-cliffhanger-will-china-biotech-throw-big-pharma-lifeline?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3337038/patent-cliffhanger-will-china-biotech-throw-big-pharma-lifeline?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:10 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa This year, we lost some of the icons who shaped pop culture, from Hollywood legends to beloved musicians and TV stars, including Robert Redford, Diane Keaton and Val Kilmer. We honour their memory by celebrating their lives and their enduring works. D’Angelo R&B and soul singer D’Angelo died in New York City on October 14, aged 51, after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. “Such a sad loss to the passing of D’Angelo. We have so many great times. Gonna miss you so much. Sleep peacefully D.... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3337044/memoriam-29-beloved-celebrities-we-lost-2025-diane-keaton-robert-redford?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3337044/memoriam-29-beloved-celebrities-we-lost-2025-diane-keaton-robert-redford?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:00:10 +0000 Holly Chik Holly Chik Chinese scientists have turned allergy into a powerful weapon against cancer to deliver drugs and turbocharge the body’s own immune attack on cancer. The team loaded mast cells – which cause allergic symptoms when they encounter antigens such as seafood and pollen – with anticancer drugs to deliver them into tumours. The researchers said they were working on clinical applications, including exploring its potential combination with existing cancer immunotherapies. The scientists from Zhejiang... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336725/how-chinese-scientists-turn-annoying-allergy-powerful-weapon-against-cancer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336725/how-chinese-scientists-turn-annoying-allergy-powerful-weapon-against-cancer?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:03:59 +0000 Jean Iau Jean Iau When National Basketball Association veteran Jason Collins married his long-term partner Brunson Green in May, having to divert his honeymoon to Singapore six months later for an experimental treatment for stage 4 brain cancer was not on his bingo card. The 2.13 metre (7 feet) former centre, 47, and Green, a film producer, found themselves spending Thanksgiving in the city state last month, far from their extended family, as Collin underwent his first doses of EDV (EnGeneIC Dream Vector) in his... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3336511/ex-nba-star-singapore-brain-cancer-treatment-exudes-hope-lets-be-positive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3336511/ex-nba-star-singapore-brain-cancer-treatment-exudes-hope-lets-be-positive?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:29:57 +0000 Jean Iau Jean Iau Former National Basketball Association (NBA) centre Jason Collins, who has a deadly form of brain cancer, is undergoing an experimental treatment in Singapore, with those involved in the trial hailing the city state’s reputation as a medical innovation hub. Collins, the first openly gay man to play in a major US professional sports league, said on Thursday in an ESPN interview that he had stage 4 glioblastoma and was pursuing innovative treatment in a clinic in Singapore, where he got approval... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3336290/ex-nba-player-deadly-brain-cancer-singapore-new-treatment-heres-how-it-works?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3336290/ex-nba-player-deadly-brain-cancer-singapore-new-treatment-heres-how-it-works?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:15 +0000 Reuters Reuters King Charles said on Friday that his doctors can reduce his treatment for cancer in the new year, describing the moment as a “blessing” and testament to remarkable medical advances. Charles, 77, was diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer last February, and made the latest announcement in a televised broadcast as part of a national cancer awareness campaign in Britain. “I am able to share with you the good news that thanks to early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to doctors’... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3336299/king-charles-shares-good-news-his-cancer-treatments-can-be-reduced?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3336299/king-charles-shares-good-news-his-cancer-treatments-can-be-reduced?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:17:13 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse British author Sophie Kinsella, who wrote the popular Shopaholic series, has died aged 55 after being diagnosed with brain cancer, her family announced on Wednesday. Madeleine Sophie Wickham, who wrote under the pen name Sophie Kinsella, revealed last year that she was receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy for glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing this morning of our beloved Sophie,” her family said on Instagram. “Sophie counted herself... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3335955/sophie-kinsella-shopaholic-author-dies-55-brain-cancer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3335955/sophie-kinsella-shopaholic-author-dies-55-brain-cancer?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:15:20 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Consumers who have had their fill of finding protein added to everything from cereal to ice cream are about to meet the next big food fad: fibre. Protein-enhanced products have been trending for years. However, the number of new products promoted with high or added fibre saw a big uptick in the United States this year, according to market research firm Mintel. Hundreds of videos on social media celebrate the benefits of dietary fibre and share recipes to help viewers incorporate more of it in... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3335550/should-you-eat-more-fibre-experts-how-much-you-need-and-what-foods-provide-lots-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3335550/should-you-eat-more-fibre-experts-how-much-you-need-and-what-foods-provide-lots-it?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:13:30 +0000 Anthea Rowan Anthea Rowan For Hong Kong psychoanalyst Diego Busiol, the word “stress” does not adequately reflect the body and mind’s reaction to a perceived pressure. “The term tends to flatten complex human phenomena into something overly generic,” he says. “It’s much more nuanced than that. It affects people differently.” He gives an example: “You can have two managers with identical workloads: one develops chronic insomnia, the other thrives. The difference lies not in the pressure itself, but in each person’s... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3335061/what-stress-new-mother-finds-out-hard-way-experts-advise-managing-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3335061/what-stress-new-mother-finds-out-hard-way-experts-advise-managing-it?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Dec 2025 23:15:08 +0000 Emiliano Martínez Viademonte Emiliano Martínez Viademonte Much research on cancer prevalence has focused on genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors. But a new study by Argentine researchers offers a novel evolutionary perspective: the social structure of mammals may play a critical role in cancer risk. The new angle has been proposed by researchers from the cancer philosophy and biology systems group at the University of Buenos Aires, led by Professor Matías Blaustein. Their study, published on November 12 in the journal Science Advances, suggests... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3334774/united-we-stand-why-mammals-band-together-may-face-lower-cancer-risks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3334774/united-we-stand-why-mammals-band-together-may-face-lower-cancer-risks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:00:19 +0000 dpa dpa Women who consume high amounts of ultra-processed food (UPF) are at higher risk of developing a potential precursor to bowel cancer, a new study suggests. The research provides insight into how diet can influence early changes in the bowel. Writing in the journal Jama Oncology, experts said that women who regularly eat more servings of UPFs – such as processed sauces, crisps, processed meats, ready meals and soft drinks – are at a significantly higher risk of developing a growth in the bowel... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3333889/women-who-eat-lots-ultra-processed-food-more-risk-precancerous-polyps-study-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3333889/women-who-eat-lots-ultra-processed-food-more-risk-precancerous-polyps-study-says?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:15:09 +0000 dpa dpa Former British prime minister David Cameron has revealed he was successfully treated for prostate cancer as he backed a targeted screening programme for the United Kingdom’s most common cancer in males. Cameron was urged to get tested by his wife, Samantha, after the pair heard the founder of Soho House, Nick Jones, speaking about his experience with cancer during a radio interview a year ago, The Times reported. The politician had a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, an MRI scan and then a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3333958/ex-british-pm-david-cameron-reveals-prostate-cancer-diagnosis-backs-uk-screening-programme?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3333958/ex-british-pm-david-cameron-reveals-prostate-cancer-diagnosis-backs-uk-screening-programme?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:58:31 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre Doha, the capital of Qatar, was the epicentre of the fashion world over the weekend. The day after an award ceremony to announce the winners of the latest edition of Fashion Trust Arabia – a competition for emerging designers from the Middle East and North Africa – luminaries from the fashion, art and entertainment worlds congregated at the Museum of Islamic Art to pay homage to Franca Sozzani’s legacy at the inaugural Franca Fund Gala. When Sozzani passed away in 2016 due to a rare form of... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3333946/vogue-italias-franca-sozzani-honoured-inaugural-franca-fund-gala-doha-anna-wintour-and-more-listers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3333946/vogue-italias-franca-sozzani-honoured-inaugural-franca-fund-gala-doha-anna-wintour-and-more-listers?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:17:36 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press John F. Kennedy’s granddaughter disclosed on Saturday that she has terminal cancer, writing in an essay in The New Yorker that one of her doctors said she might live for about another year. Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Kennedy’s daughter, Caroline Kennedy, and Edwin Schlossberg, wrote that she was diagnosed in May 2024 at 34. After the birth of her second child, her doctor noticed her white blood cell count was high. It turned out to be acute myeloid leukaemia with a rare mutation,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333821/jfks-granddaughter-says-she-has-terminal-cancer-criticises-cousin-rfk-jnr?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333821/jfks-granddaughter-says-she-has-terminal-cancer-criticises-cousin-rfk-jnr?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Nov 2025 21:45:06 +0000 Yating Yang Yating Yang A Chinese teenager who bravely battled a rare disease, even sketching trains to symbolise his university journey for self-encouragement during chemotherapy, died shortly after receiving his admission letter. The student, 18-year-old Zhan from Anqing in eastern China’s Anhui province, succumbed to his illness on November 10 after developing complications following a stem cell transplant. His father shared that during this year’s college entrance examination, or gaokao, Zhan suffered from a fever.... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3333136/sick-china-teen-draws-train-symbolise-university-trip-after-getting-acceptance-letter-dies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3333136/sick-china-teen-draws-train-symbolise-university-trip-after-getting-acceptance-letter-dies?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 01:00:18 +0000 Kylie Knott Kylie Knott In December 2013, Hongkonger Katy Tong was a few days out from embarking on a trip of a lifetime – a year-long working holiday in Australia. The event planner, then aged 28, had spent months sorting out a visa, planning an itinerary and working out what to pack. Tong was excited about her adventure, but her mother, Lin, was less so. Call it mother’s intuition, but Lin could not shake the feeling that all was not right with her daughter. A few months earlier, Tong, on her mother’s insistence,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3332334/fighting-cancer-taught-hong-kong-sailing-enthusiast-cherish-human-connections?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3332334/fighting-cancer-taught-hong-kong-sailing-enthusiast-cherish-human-connections?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:00:08 +0000 Chloe Loung Chloe Loung Andrew Pong, a Hong Kong-based professional trainer, actor, martial artist and stuntman, wants other men to open up about their health, especially about cancers that affect men. Pong is the ambassador for the Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s new CheckMate initiative. Built around the slogan, “Don’t hide them, check them”, this campaign centres on encouraging regular self-examinations and medical check-ups for prostate, testicular and penile cancers. It also provides crucial emotional and support services... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3332280/hong-kong-cancer-funds-checkmate-scheme-aims-get-men-checking-themselves-and-talking?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3332280/hong-kong-cancer-funds-checkmate-scheme-aims-get-men-checking-themselves-and-talking?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:15:08 +0000 Chloe Loung Chloe Loung For Clark Cheung, a terminal cancer diagnosis is not the end, but the beginning of a new chapter. “It’s brutal, terrifying for sure, but life doesn’t stop,” he says. The Hong Kong fitness trainer and actor is one of a group of locals in their thirties – including a musician and an insurance agent – living with a cancer diagnosis who want to share a message of hope. “We’re not just surviving; we’re learning how to live again, differently, more deeply than ever before,” says Cheung, who has... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3331881/hong-kong-cancer-survivors-share-message-hope-citys-second-consciousness-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3331881/hong-kong-cancer-survivors-share-message-hope-citys-second-consciousness-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:15:07 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Fosun Pharmaceutical, a leading healthcare group, has taken a substantial step towards introducing particle therapy systems to hospitals in mainland China, aligning with Beijing’s efforts to make advanced medical treatment accessible to cancer patients across the country. The Shanghai-based company, a subsidiary of China’s non-state-owned conglomerate Fosun International, formed a partnership with Leo Cancer Care on Thursday, pledging to distribute the UK firm’s Marie medical facilities in the... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3331824/fosun-brings-uk-particle-therapy-mainland-china-push-advanced-cancer-care?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3331824/fosun-brings-uk-particle-therapy-mainland-china-push-advanced-cancer-care?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:30:16 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen A former Hong Kong youth cricketer hopes to become the first person to run the length of Sri Lanka over the Christmas period, in a bid to raise funds for children with cancer. Rahul Sharma, 24, will test his endurance by starting from the town of Point Pedro in the country’s north on Christmas Eve and reaching Dondra Head in the south by December 30, a distance of 574km (356.7 miles). “Having done three marathons this year, my goal was that I wanted to do something big and a bit out of the box,”... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3331221/former-hong-kong-cricketer-run-length-sri-lanka-support-cancer-research?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3331221/former-hong-kong-cricketer-run-length-sri-lanka-support-cancer-research?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Nov 2025 08:09:33 +0000