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Written by: Chen Qianting
2020-07-06 18:38
Last update date: 2020-07-06 18:38Breast cancer is the number one cancer killer of women in Hong Kong. Some groups and political parties advocate the implementation of universal breast cancer screening by the Hong Kong Government. Regular X-ray examinations are performed for women with no symptoms to diagnose early and reduce the risk of advanced breast cancer.
The Panel of Experts of the Cancer Co-ordinating Committee of the Food and Health Bureau revealed that after adopting a study on risk factors for cancer among local women in the University of Hong Kong, it is believed that breast cancer screening based on risk factors is better than age or universal screening. In line with the overall benefits, as for the detailed future direction, the government is expected to announce it within this year.
The government said that breast cancer screening will be implemented according to the risk factors of citizens. (Profile picture)
The Food and Health Bureau submitted a document to the Legislative Council Panel on Health Services to disclose the latest progress in breast cancer prevention strategies. The government disclosed that in response to the University of Hong Kong's research on the risk factors of cancer among local women from 2015 to 2019, the expert group revised the recommendations on breast cancer prevention.
The HKU study compared breast cancer cases in Hong Kong and calculated that the average lifetime risk of local women suffering from invasive breast cancer is expected to be 6.8%, while the average lifetime risk of death from breast cancer is 1.1%; the study also lists the risk factors for breast cancer. If the relatives have a history of breast cancer, the relative risk is up to twice; if there is a history of benign breast disease, or never had a child, the relative risk is 1.6 times.
Risk-based breast cancer screening is more in line with overall benefits
Government documents quote the above research estimates that if breast cancer screening is conducted every two years, the average diagnosis time can be 0.45 years earlier, while significantly reducing the number of cancer diagnosis periods. The study also found that risk-based breast cancer screening methods are far more holistic than traditional age-based or national-based methods because screening or false positive results can reduce unnecessary invasion of healthy women Opportunity for sexual confirmation.
The government stated that, unlike the age-based or national-based plan, the government will adopt a risk-based approach to determine the next step of breast cancer screening in Hong Kong. In addition to the research results and expert recommendations, the prevalence of breast cancer in Hong Kong, the accuracy and safety of screening tests, whether it is effective in reducing breast cancer morbidity and mortality, the feasibility of implementing screening programs, and the capacity of the medical system will also be considered Factors, the government will announce further details about the future of breast cancer screening in 2020.
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