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More than 35,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in Hong Brassicaceae: cabbage, Chinese kale, mustard greens, broccoli
Kong each year#. Cancer is caused by a wide variety of factors: Smoking is estimated to kill 19 people every day in Hong Kong*. If you experience any suspicious symptoms, seek professional
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some are outside our control, such as inherited genes, but Nicotine and other carcinogenic substances in cigarettes help immediately. When it comes to cancer, early detection
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you can still change your lifestyle to help reduce your chance increase the risk of cell mutation which can cause lung, cervical, often means a better chance of recovery, so get checked timely.
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breast, throat, oesophagus, mouth, liver, pancreas and stomach
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and residual fume also contains cancer-causing chemicals.
Source: * Nicotine and Tobacco Research, Hong Kong University.
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cancer
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• A sense of incomplete emptying after a bowel
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• Family history of colon cancer
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• Chest pain
UV bell peppers, spinach, ginger • Ongoing hoarse voice and shortness of breath
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Breast cancer • Lump in the breast
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exposure of getting skin cancer. • Changes in the skin, such as puckering, dimpling
or a rash
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Ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun • Family history of breast cancer
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urinate)
causing permanent damage to • Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test index over 4
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premature ageing, cataracts and both melanoma and Liver cancer • Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes,
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Stomach cancer • Persistent indigestion
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• Foods high in fibre Exercise your way to better health • Vomiting (sometimes with blood)
• Pain in the upper abdomen
• Lean meat (fish and white meat) SLAP
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any extra fat around the tummy, facilitate bowel movement, Slip on a shirt Slop on sunscreen Slap on a skin cancer appears larger
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enhance your cardiovascular endurance and resistance, build
sodium and sugar have shown to cause many health Cervical cancer • Abnormal vaginal bleeding
stronger bones and improve your cancer-fighting power. • Blood in vaginal secretions
problems, from heart disease and tooth decay to • Pain in lower abdomen and pelvis
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hypertension or increasing your risk of certain cancers. SEEK Non-Hodgkin • Painless swelling in the neck, armpits or groin
• Take up a sport with friends and lymphoma • Excessive sweating or fever
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• Processed, preserved or smoked food • Walk to destinations instead of cancer • Enlarged lymph node in the neck area
• Pain, ringing in the ear or hearing loss on one side
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