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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?
- Relevant cancer and treatment info
- Relaxation and destress methods
- Ways to handle anxiety and negative ideas
- Q&A
- 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
Cooking Demonstration and Nutrition Seminar
Date : Feb 28 (Wed)
Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Demonstration: Moroccan Lentil Soup
Seminar: Dieting tips for blood cancer patients
Target Audience: People touched by cancers and their families
What is it about?
Registered Dietitian, Miss Ceci Yip will share what food to prepare for blood cancer patients during treatment.
Instructor: Miss Ceci Yip, Registered Dietitian
Format: face-to-face
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