Breast Cancer & Cervical Cancer Prevention
According to the data from Department of Health, Hong Kong, Breast Cancer is the second cause of Hong Kong women cancer death. The death rate is one out of 20 suffering from breast cancer. Although the percentage of young women suffering breast cancer is not high, it does not mean that people can ignore it, especially for those whose close relatives have breast cancer.
How to prevent Breast Cancer?
1 . Breast examination (Palpation)
2 . Breast Ultrasound
3 . BreastXOptical imaging
In addition, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found among Hong Kong women, accounting for four per cent of the total new women cancer cases. Each year, there are over 400 women diagnosed with this disease. It is also found there is a trend of patients being younger.
How to prevent Cervical Cancer?
1 . Pap Smear Test
2 . Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA Test
