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Hong Kong cancer therapy

Hong Kong cancer therapy
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Gina Jiang is managing director of the Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology. Photo: TMT
Cancer

Groundbreaking cancer therapies are the goal for this biotech innovator

PostMag talks to 5 women innovators at the top of their game and pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery: here we meet Gina Jiang, managing director of the Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology.

Hong Kong science and tech

‘Quick, nice, great’: 5 cancer patients test Hong Kong-made ‘living drug’

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Wellness

Home-testing kits for cervical cancer can end discomfort, save more lives

Wellness

69 and 70, they’re poster boys for cycling’s health benefits

Doctors told Jimmy Poon he was disabled. Then he got on his bike. Patrick Ho is alive today because he began feeling breathless while riding.

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Cycling friends Patrick Ho, 70, and Jimmy Poon, 69, in Guilin, China in November, 2024.The two bounced back from critical health problems in large part thanks to cycling. Photo: Patrick Ho
Biomedicine: Companies

Hong Kong health tech: private-public alliance advances male HPV testing

Neo-Health Group says its device, developed with a government-backed research institute, will also help test for skin infections and cancers.

Cancer

CK Life’s Yuen banks on Big Pharma experience to boost new drug success

Lance Yuen spent two decades at Bristol Myers Squibb and Bayer in the region before becoming the CEO at CK Life Sciences last month.

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Wellness

‘Painting healed me’: breast cancer survivor who was hit hard by chemo

Battling breast cancer and chemotherapy side effects, Lipi Srivastava discovered a talent for art that proved to be an effective therapy.

Lipi Srivastava with a collection of her paintings at her home in Hong Kong. Photo: May Tse
Wellness

Smoking kills, but quit the habit and lasting benefits begin quickly

On World No Tobacco Day, oncologist Tony Mok explains the dangers of smoking and vaping, and we list the lasting health benefits to be had by quitting the habit, and how quickly they kick in.

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Wellness

How a breast cancer risk assessment saved actress Olivia Munn’s life

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?

Wellness

Explainer | Brain tumours: how to spot symptoms, and recent advances in treatment

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.

There are no lifestyle changes one can make to lower the risk of brain cancer, and there are various types of brain tumours. Some are more aggressive than others, cancer doctors say, but advances in drug therapies show promise. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Chinese and Western medicine treat cancer and strokes in more Hong Kong hospitals

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.

Chinese medicine has joined forces with its Western counterpart to tackle a range of conditions, including cancer and strokes, with traditional methods such as acupuncture. Photo: Handout
Science

Hong Kong team works to cure ovarian cancer by capturing cells that spread

Secrets of metastasis are key for researchers looking to create new early detection tools and therapies, says HKU cell biologist Alice Wong Sze-tsai.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Ensure cancer patients’ access to more therapy options

Readers discuss how to help patients in long-term cancer management, concerns about Article 23 legislation, and why Hongkongers should cultivate a sense of gratitude.

Wellness

‘My mind went blank’: how to deal with a cancer diagnosis – expert advice

A breast cancer survivor and a doctor give tips on how to deal with a cancer diagnosis, including focusing on treatment options, staying positive, asking questions and letting emotions out.

Chang Hsiu-yun, a Pilates instructor at the Hong Kong Cancer Fund, at one of the fund’s support centres in Kwai Chung. The cancer survivor and a doctor give their advice on how to deal with a cancer diagnosis. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Timely medical care is a human right, trans or not

Readers discuss how to deliver prompt medical care to transgender people, the reclassification of a cancer drug, and climate panic.

Transgender people in Hong Kong face long waits for specialised medical care in the public system. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

‘Extra pair of eyes’: Hong Kong researchers find AI helps doctors spot tumours

AI tool especially good at identifying ‘smaller growths which might otherwise go undetected’ and progress to cancer if missed, Chinese University of Hong Kong team says.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Video | ‘World’s first’ treatment said to reverse stage-four liver cancer

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Liver cancer treatment is world’s first, Hong Kong researchers claim

Research team used ‘reduce and remove’ treatment, which allowed patients previously ineligible for transplant to undergo the operation.

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Professor Albert Chan (centre) with members of his team meet the press on Wednesday. “The team is honoured to provide new hope and possibilities for the treatment of liver cancer,” he said. Photo: Connor Mycroft
Wellness

After years on alternative cancer therapy, yogi accepts chemo, radiotherapy

A Thai Buddhist, Siriluck has fought cancer for 16 years, and says a good attitude and a belief in the healing power of your body are important, but so too are conventional cancer treatments.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

2 rare gene mutations increase breast, ovarian cancer risk: Hong Kong research

Research involving 4,900 breast and ovarian cancer patients helps experts identify two new gene mutations.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong terminal cancer patient donates HK$800,000 to ease pain of young sufferers

Gabriel Yeung, 28, has been battling stomach and liver cancer over the past year and decided donation was best way to help kids suffering from disease.

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Gabriel Yeung has encouraged children fighting the disease to always believe in their ability to recover. Photo: Facebook/Gabriel Yeung
Wellness

Explainer | Why regular mammograms can be lifesavers: they spot breast cancer early

Mammograms catch breast cancer early better than self-examination, and early detection increases a patient’s survival chances and reduces the need for total mastectomy and chemotherapy.

Mammograms are a more reliable tool than self-identification to detect early-stage breast cancer. In Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a survivor and a doctor tell the Post why they think women above a certain age should have one regularly. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Local production of cells to ‘cut treatment cost for Hong Kong leukaemia patients’

Xellera Therapeutics became the first biotech firm to receive licensing to make CAR T-cells locally in laboratory.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Pilot scheme offers Hong Kong cancer patients subsidised acupuncture therapy

Scheme integrating Chinese and Western medicine launches at Princess Margaret Hospital.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Opinion | How my dad’s cancer battle highlights the need for treatment reform

Accessible healthcare means more than making medical treatment available and affordable. Efforts should be made to understand what issues stand in the way of patients accessing treatment and work to eliminate them.

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A woman receives radiation therapy treatment for cancer. Confusing interactions and a lack of communication between public and private healthcare providers are making some Hongkongers less willing to seek early treatment for cancer and other diseases. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Licorice compound suppresses ‘silent killer’ pancreatic cancer: Hong Kong study

Study reveals isoliquiritigenin lowers survival rate of cancer cells, according to Baptist University.

A chemical compound in licorice was found to have lowered the survival rate of cancer cells in experiments carried out by Baptist University. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Proton therapy centre offers Hong Kong cancer patients more targeted treatment

Costly new treatment allows doctors to increase radiation to tumours with minimal effect on healthy tissue

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Cancer drug must be reclassified to help less fortunate patients

Readers discuss the Hospital Authority’s classification of a treatment option, the digital payments revolution, and the city’s talent policies.

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