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Hong Kong medical group calls for extra community care and more affordable drugs as cancer cases rise

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Medical experts have called for stronger community support and more affordable drugs for cancer patients as the number of new cases hit a record high in 2014. Some 29,618 people were diagnosed with the disease, a 2.4 per cent increase from the previous year, according to the latest figures in the Hospital Authority’s Cancer Registry. In a report covering cancer strategy in five areas including prevention and treatment, the Oncology Innovation Study Group suggested the city provide more...

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