Cancer in Hong Kong: Measures that could be Take to Reduce the

Death Rate.

• Welcome to my Presenation• Name: John Chan• Studying: BSc in radiograph• Background• Topic• Overview

Hong Kong: Most Common Cancers and Causes of Cancer.

10 Most Common Cancers, 2002, Both Sexes

Rank Site New cases Relative frequency

Crude incidence rate

1 Lung 3941 18.0% 58.1

2 Colon 2127 9.7% 31.3

3 Breast 2076 9.5% 30.6

10 Major Causes of Cancers Deaths, 2002, Both Sexes

Rank Site New cases Relative frequency

Crude incidence rate

1 Lung 3382 29.7% 49.8

2 Liver 1381 12.1% 20.4

3 Colon 1031 9.0% 15.2

Source: Hong Kong Cancer Registry, Hospital Authority. (2005). Cancer Statistics. Retrieved November 1 2005, from http://www3.ha.org.hk/cancereg/

Control of Advertising of Cigarete Products

• Hong Kong data– 1982 initial limits on tobacco use– In 1990 tobacco advertising on broadcast media was

prohibited – and later billboard bans were instituted – Most recently, the Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance (Cap.

371) regulations included bans of print media advertisements in 1997, effective December 1999

– The current restrictions exempt point of sale advertising. – None the less, tobacco companies continue to promote

brand awareness principally via sports sponsorship and branded clothing and music.

Source: Fielding, R., Chee, Y.Y., Choi, K.M., Chu, T.K., Kato, K., Lam, S.K., Sin, K.L., Tang, K.T., Wong, H.M. & Wong, K.M. (2004). Declines in tobacco brand recognition and ever-smoking rates among young children following restrictions on tobacco advertisements in Hong Kong. Journal of Public Health. 26(1), 24-30.

Concllusion• Let me conclude by summarising the main points of

my presentation.• Cancer causes a quarter of all deaths in Hong Kong,

and lung cancer, which is chiefly caused by smoking, causes one third of all deaths.

• To counter this, To counter this, 33 measures have been proposed. measures have been proposed.

• Of these, further restrictions on the promotion of tobacco brands, and greater limits on where people can smoke are recommended.

• Regarding the third measure, increased taxation of cigarettes, I BELIEVE THE PRESENT LEVELS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED, BUT NOT INCREASED!!!!!!!!

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