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Blood and Lymphoma Cancer Awareness Month 2024

Each year in Hong Kong, nearly 3,000 individuals are diagnosed with haematological malignancies (collectively, “blood cancer”). These include diseases such as acute and chronic leukemia, Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, myeloma, myeloproliferative disease, and myelodysplastic syndrome, etc.

We will share relevant information and programmes to raise public awareness of blood cancer. By increasing understanding, we can encourage more people to pay attention to and show care for those around us who are affected by hematological cancers. Let's make a difference and offer support to them!

Sources:Statistics of Haematological Malignancies in 2021 - https://www3.ha.org.hk/cancereg/pdf/factsheet/2021/haem_2021.pdf

 

Hematology Cancer Patient Support Group

Date: Feb 21, Mar 20 & Apr 17 (Wed)

Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm

Target Audience: People touched by Hematology Cancer and their families

Purpose
Through explanations by oncology specialist nurses, participants can gain a comprehensive understanding of cancer, its treatment options, related side effects, nutritional care and other information, and learn how to maintain physical and mental health and happiness during treatment and after recovery, and receive care and emotional support. Support, and work with other participants to build confidence and help each other out of worries and fears, and actively fight against cancer.

What is it about?

  1. Relevant cancer and treatment info
  2. Relaxation and destress methods
  3. Ways to handle anxiety and negative ideas
  4. Q&A
  5. Experience sharing and support

Instructor: Centre’s oncology specialist nurses

Format: Face-to-face

Doctor’s Seminar: Questions about leukemia

Date: Feb 22 (Thu)

Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm

Target Audience: People touched by cancers, their families and interested parties

What is it about?

It is estimated that there are about 1,000 new cases of blood cancer in Hong Kong every year. The reason why blood cancer is so frightening is that it does not have any signs or symptoms. Unlike other cancers that can be removed in surgery, and it comes fiercely once it emerges regardless in early or late stage of development. However, blood cancer is still a curable. The public will learn more about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of leukemia in this seminar.

Instructor: Dr Jasper Wong, Specialist of Haematology & Haemotological Oncology


Format: face-to-face