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Women at high risk of breast cancer may reach 150,000 Breast Cancer Foundation expects more private medical institutions to participate in screening

2021-09-18T05:34:36.552Z


The Breast Cancer Screening Pilot Program will be officially launched on the 6th of this month for a two-year period to carry out breast cancer screening for eligible women. Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation founder Zhang Shuyi stated today (18th) that breast cancer is the most common cancer in women


The Breast Cancer Screening Pilot Program will be officially launched on the 6th of this month for a two-year period to carry out breast cancer screening for eligible women.

Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation founder Zhang Shuyi said today (18th) that breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. It is estimated that if insufficient exercise is used as a risk factor for breast cancer screening, at least 750,000 people will be shortlisted; and the highest-risk 25% of women, There are also more than 150,000 people.


She hopes that after the pilot project launched by the Hong Kong government, it will encourage more non-governmental organizations and private medical institutions to participate through public-private partnerships and provide sufficient qualified screening services to the public.


Zhang Shuyi pointed out in Hong Kong and Taiwan’s "Hong Kong Family Letter" today that according to the latest figures from the Hong Kong Cancer Database, 12 people are diagnosed with breast cancer every day; and one in every 14 women has invasive breast cancer.

Internationally, there have been breast cancer screening programs since the 1980s, and they have been implemented in at least 34 countries and regions, including the United Kingdom and Canada for free; Singapore, South Korea, etc., also have government-funded breast cancer screening programs.

She explained that the reason for the implementation of breast cancer screening in a large number of countries and regions is the high incidence of breast cancer. In addition, early medical research has confirmed that regular breast cancer screenings can identify untouched breast cancers and advance the number of stages of cancer detection, thereby reducing the incidence of breast cancer. mortality rate.

She took the breast cancer screening service provided by the Breast Cancer Foundation as an example. For every 1,000 asymptomatic women undergoing regular mammograms, 7 people are found to have breast cancer, which is similar to the international figure.

Zhang Shuyi, founder of the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation.

(Information Picture/Photographed by Lu Yiming)

Zhang Shuyi also quoted a Taiwanese study stating that women of the right age in Taiwan can receive breast X-rays once every two years, while 1.5 million women receive regular screenings, which can reduce breast cancers of stage 2 or higher by 30% and reduce the mortality rate by 40%.

High-risk women may consider receiving mammography every two years

The pilot breast cancer screening program implemented by the Hong Kong government adopts a risk-based approach.

Women between 44 and 69 years old, even if they have no family history, have personal breast cancer risk factors, such as obesity, lack of exercise, menstruation before the age of 11, never giving birth or having a first child after the age of 30, are all at high risk.

For these ladies, you can consider getting a mammogram every two years.

In addition, women can also use the breast cancer risk assessment tool developed by the University of Hong Kong to calculate their own breast cancer risk.

If the highest-risk 25% are eligible, they can participate in government-sponsored mammography examinations at the three women's health centers under the Department of Health.

She pointed out that according to statistics from the Department of Health, more than half of adults do not exercise enough. If insufficient exercise alone is a risk factor for breast cancer, at least 750,000 will be shortlisted; adding other risk factors, the highest risk 25% of women have more than 150,000 people.

The pilot breast cancer screening program will launch 3 centers to help women find early detection and early treatment. The pilot breast cancer screening program will officially launch next Monday for a period of two years. The 18-year-old granddaughter is involved in rape and assault. The cost of breast cancer screening for 69-year-old women is over $500. Members urge 60-year-old women to launch seven public-private collaboration schemes for free. Doctor Cheng advocates early detection

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Source: hk1

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