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Message from the Founder 03 Expanding Our Circle of Friends Services 04 Healing Brush Strokes – Art used as Therapy 06 The Art of Breathing EDUCATION 08 10 Questions for Your Doctor 14 Sunburn is More than Just Painful. It Can Cause Cancer 15 Working Together to Lower the Rate of Skin Cancer 02 | www.cancer-fund.org
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Message from the Founder
Expanding our Circle of Friends by Sally Lo, Founder and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Cancer Fund In our latest issue of intouch we announce our collaboration with P&G, 6 Minutes Protect a Life, to raise awareness about women’s cancers. We also continue our annual SunSmart campaign with Cancer Council Australia. We interview our new art therapist, while our Head of our Wellness and Holistic Healthcare talks about instructive breathing exercises. There is a touching account about facing hair loss after chemotherapy, and Dr. Rebecca Block writes about her research into young adult cancer patients.
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ast year, more than 26,000 people were diagnosed with cancer in Hong Kong, a challenge that is proving more difficult to overcome than ever. Rising treatment and medication costs are making it increasingly expensive for patients to get the help they need, while placing an unwelcome financial burden on individuals and families at a time when they are already vulnerable. Hong Kong Cancer Fund is here to help, but we can only do so through generous and continued donations from our loyal supporters. Our hotline received more than 15,000 crisis calls last year, while our team of social workers and care givers counselled over 1,000 families. Our three CancerLink centres received more than 140,000 visits from clients, seeking everything from professional counselling to nutritional advice. Our expanding wellness programme sees almost 3,000 attendances a month attend yoga, meditation, breathing and relaxation classes, while more than 1,000 children joined our Rainbow Club and 600 new young adult members have registered for our YOU CAN programme.
I implore all our friends to sign up today and become a Circle of Friends member. As our only source of regular income, this is the only way we can keep up with the growing demand for our services.�
We have hired two internationally trained clinical psychologists, who are available to counsel individuals, couples or families through communication and intimacy issues, depression and even suicide prevention. Our network is spreading into United Christian Hospital, where a new Cancer Patients Resource Centre will serve the East Kowloon population. Plans are also underway to open a permanent wellness centre, and bring our expanding range of classes to even more people. April marks the start of the new financial year, and as we issue receipts to our Circle of Friends donors, we see that 60% of our annual fundraising target is currently covered by our monthly giving programme. On behalf of everyone at Hong Kong Cancer Fund, I would like to thank all our COF members, volunteers and donors for their ongoing support. I implore all our friends to sign up today and become a Circle of Friends member. As our only source of regular income, this is the only way we can keep up with the growing demand for our services and develop long-term initiatives for the betterment of cancer care in Hong Kong. Visit our website, call the donation hotline or write to us, and pledge your support in the most impactful way possible. Only then can we effectively grow our network, expand our FREE services and ensure no one faces cancer alone.
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Healing Brush Strokes
Art used as Therapy One of the highlights of Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s complementary therapy programme is its range of art therapy classes. intouch sat down with art therapist Tristan Chan and social worker Chow Sau Fong to discuss how they have introduced cancer patients to art therapy, and how it has helped them on their cancer journey. intouch – What is art therapy? Tristan – Art therapy is a unique form of psychotherapy, using art as a method of expressing your feelings and communicating something about your “inner self”. It‘s not a language, it’s not necessarily logical, but it can produce a very comprehensive picture of what you are thinking about or how you are feeling.
How did you get involved in art therapy? Tristan – I was working in an organisation that helped people with disabilities develop performance and visual art skills. I sat in on some art therapy sessions for kids with autism, and I was blown away. I realized this is what I wanted to do. So I quit my job and went to the UK. I always loved drawing, painting and sculpting, and part of what convinced me was that art therapy works on me.
client can be quite vulnerable, and if the therapist starts analyzing their work it can easily have a negative impact on them, and dominate their thinking and the environment.
How do you convince somebody who is already feeling vulnerable to open up in this way? Tristan – In my experience this is the most difficult step. Some clients won’t produce anything during the first couple of sessions, because they worry about their own ability. For some people, especially Chinese people, the word “art” can be very imposing and threatening, so far away from how they perceive themselves. We always do our best to get the message across right from the start, you don’t need any art experience, and you don’t need to be skillful. We try to create an environment that is very casual, where you can be yourself.
You don’t need any art experience and you don’t need to be skillful. We try to create an environment that is very casual, where you can be yourself.” When analysing a patient’s work, do you look mainly at the materials and colours they use, or the subject of the art? Tristan – As a therapist we don’t analyse their work. Instead we try to encourage free association. We try not to interpret or describe the images, because in our relationship the 04 | www.cancer-fund.org
How does your approach differ when working with children? Tristan – With kids it’s different. They are easily attracted to the materials, so it’s easy to get them involved, but much harder for them to talk about their work. Kids have a vivid imagination, which is great during the process, but it’s difficult to draw boundaries.
It’s quite common for kids to create images based on their dreams, and they can’t always distinguish between what’s real and what’s not. The images they create can be very powerful for them to see even though they drew them.
Have you ever had any experience where through art therapy you have discovered a new talent? Tristan – Oh yeah, it often happens. Quite a lot of people don’t know how creative they can be, using different materials and how it can be very functional as well. Lots of people assume making sculptures is very difficult, but when you’re actually doing it, quite a lot of people can just do it straight away, without any training.
services the parent-child relationship, couples sessions as well, which can help strengthen communication between the partners.
Are there any particular techniques you use to motivate reluctant participants? Tristan – We do use some small games, just to try and engage them, just getting them to touch the materials or hold a brush or something. The first time I meet the client, I’ll show them around the room and show them all our art materials, and how to use them.
You mentioned using different specific techniques with particular groups, “Inner Beauty” classes, for example. Can you explain how that works? Sau Fong – Initially we targeted breast cancer patients, who often have body image issues. We begin by doing a self-portrait, to assess the level of their self-esteem. Then we might focus on their cancer journey and treatment, using sculpture to express pain, sadness and how they feel about their body after the illness. They might put a bandage on their self-portrait, or a black dot where their cancer is. I remember one patient made a sculpture and just stuck pins in it, to express her pain. Later, when she shared it with the group she broke down in tears. After the session she felt a huge sense of relief, because she was finally able to express what she was feeling inside.
What different kinds of art therapy are offered, beyond painting and drawing? Tristan – We do 3D light sculpture, photography, even film. Some clients will do touch drawings, using different textured materials, or different parts of the body, to get different results. We have a group called “Inner Beauty”, which uses art to explore your body image, which is specially aimed at breast cancer survivors.
How do you specifically tailor art therapy to help cancer patients? Sau Fong – Sometimes the fear of death can be very difficult to verbalise, but through the art-making process they can explore those inner emotions. Some patients may also have
some bitterness involving their family and relatives. Through the cancer journey, they may have a lot of worry about their partners or children, some miscommunication, anger or mixed feelings towards their family members. Art therapy can help to ease this kind of messy communication.
I see that that there are sessions tailored specifically for families to work together. Tristan – There are many ways we provide art therapy services at Hong Kong Cancer Fund. We do different activities for young adults, parents, or elderly clients, we might try to support the older kids as a carer for the grown-up children. We offer family support at Rainbow Club, using art therapy to examine
Tristan – I am currently developing a group for men, who can be particularly difficult to encourage, that will focus on making models. My intention is to offer a space where men can try some manly activities with wood, saws, wire, that kind of thing. Something less feminine.
What other plans do you have for the future? Sau Fong – We already have therapists running dance, drama and music groups in different CancerLink centres. We hope to do some crossover with them, to use something more experimental to help clients express themselves. We also plan to have individual sessions for clients with depression and mental health issues, with a social worker or a nurse. For our group sessions, apart from women, we also want to have something for the men and also patients with other difficulties like stomas. spring/summer 2013 | 05
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The Art of Breathing There is not enough importance placed on the act of breathing, even though it is the fuel our body and mind needs to operate. It affects all aspects of our lives from our emotional wellbeing to our physical condition and yet it is something that many of us are failing to do properly.
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omething as simple as breathing can be easy to forget when we are feeling stressed or anxious as a result of our fast paced lifestyles, however it is the most important thing that we can do to help ourselves during these times. When we are under pressure and feeling tense, our bodies naturally try to increase the oxygen intake as a coping mechanism. This can result in what is known as ‘chest breathing’. Chest breathing resembles fast and shallow breaths, preventing a sufficient amount of oxygen from entering the lungs, in turn inhibiting the micro vascular system and 06 | www.cancer-fund.org
depleting it of the air it needs to function properly. This inadequacy eventually degrades the body’s ability to cope with the stress, affecting the immune system and potentially opening the individual up to illness and disease.
and mind, the vitality of the cells crucially influences our longevity, so a change in one’s breathing style, by adopting a deeper abdominal flow instead of a shallow one, can bring about dramatic positive changes to our physical and emotional state.”
Shiao-Kuang Sit, the Head of Wellness and Holistic Health Care at Hong Kong Cancer Fund says; “…many people breathe shallowly and can sometimes unconsciously stop breathing altogether. It is important to understand the crucial role that breathing plays to our physical and emotional condition. Breathing connects the body
Changing your breathing habits Shiao-Kuang Sit explains that; “The benefit of abdominal breathing is to lower the diaphragm, allowing the lungs to then inflate and increase substantially, intensifying the oxygen level of the body’s blood vessels. This means that body’s function is then able to reach a normal and balanced state, helping
services increases our oxygen content in the blood, nourishing our cells and improving skin color, but also its ability to improve the body’s circulatory system and assisting the release of toxins from the lymphatic system, helping the body to detox. All of these processes assist in the patient’s rehabilitation and recovery, which improves the overall quality of life. Those that participate in Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s breathing focused programmes, learn how to breathe effectively, realising the benefits from abdominal breathing as opposed to shallow inefficient chest breathing. Patients found themselves feeling lighter with a greater sense of calmness and peace of mind, allowing them to concentrate of their healing and recovery. Ms. Lin participates in Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s wellness and holistic health care courses and says; “Before joining the breathing and yoga classes, I was often upset and sometimes anxious about trivial matters. I experienced difficulty breathing; but after the classes and having received guidance from a mentor, I learned the correct method of breathing. With the practice of meditation and yoga, I feel peace of mind; now know to breathe deeply when I am dealing with something unpleasant, which helps me to regain control of my emotions and ease negative feelings.”
everything else to be stronger and healthier. Abdominal breathing is also known as the ‘breathing exercise’ and has a renewal function where it activates the metabolic
awareness to the importance and function of ‘breathing’. Through the practice of yoga breathing, combined with yoga postures and meditation techniques, patients learn to relax
Breathing connects the body and mind, so a change in one’s breathing style … can bring about dramatic positive changes to our physical and emotional state.” function. Conversely, chest breathing only allows for the emission of carbon dioxide and waste gas from the lungs, while the abdominal breathing method helps the body to expel gas from stomach effectively. In an effort to assist cancer patients with their rehabilitation, Hong Kong Cancer Fund organises programmes that bring more
their minds and their bodies enhancing their vitality and strengthening the rate of their recovery while helping them to remain calm physically, mentally and spiritually.
The benefits of yoga breathing exercises
Hong Kong Cancer Fund currently has 26 yoga and related classes a week across Hong Kong, conducted by 20 of our extremely generous volunteer yoga instructors. With these programmes having doubled in size within the last 6 months, to more than 1200 registered users every week, we are constantly expanding our services to meet the demand. For more information on our wellness programmes, in an effort to heal the mind body and soul, please call our hotline on 3667 3000 or visit our website at www.cancer-fund.org
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10 Questions for your doctor Being diagnosed with cancer can be a very confusing and stressful time which can affect your ability to think logically and remain calm. It can be difficult to have a clear mind and know the right questions to ask your medical professional. Listed below are 10 important questions to help you obtain the information you need to be able to make informed decisions about the next stages of your diagnosis.
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nowledge is power when it comes to cancer, regardless of whether it is good news or bad news, getting the answers to some important questions can help patients and their families understand what is ahead of them and what they need to do to ensure the highest chance of recovery.
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disadvantages of treatment option? What are the expected side effects of each treatment option? As a medical professional, what course of action do you recommend? At what stage will you know if my treatment is working successfully and how? What are my options if the first treatment
It is your right and role as a patient to find out as much as possible, to give you the tools you need to make the right decisions regarding your treatment and recovery.� 1. What kind of cancer do I have? 2. What are all the possible treatment options for my diagnosis? 3. What are the advantages and 08 | www.cancer-fund.org
option in unsuccessful? 8. What do I do when I have a question or an issue? 9. In detail, what are my next steps?
10. Are there any supplementary treatments, complementary therapies, vitamins or nutritional aids that would help my treatments? Your medical professional should be able to answer all of these questions for you once they have all the information they need about your diagnosis. Don’t feel like your queries are ever too silly, this is your right and role as a patient to find out as much as possible, to give you the tools you need to make the right decisions regarding your treatment and recovery. In addition to the support and guidance offered by your health care professional, Hong Kong Cancer Fund has many services to help you understand your new situation and to help ease the stress of a cancer diagnosis and treatment. We offer programmes tailored to your specific situation and all of our services are free. Hong Kong Cancer Fund exists so that no one faces cancer alone, and to help make your cancer journey as comfortable as possible. For information about how Hong Kong Caner Fund can help you understand your diagnosis and treatment please call our hotline on 3667 3000 or visit our website at www.cancer-fund.org
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P&G 6 Minutes Protect A Life
To raise awareness about female cancer amongst women in our community, and to highlight the importance of safeguarding your health through regular preventative check-ups, Proctor and Gamble (P&G) has initiated the ‘6 Minutes Protect A Life’ campaign in collaboration with Hong Kong Cancer Fund.
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his campaign offers 150 free full-range breast and cervical cancer check-ups for women in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital and the Baptist Hospital.
During a press conference held at Times Square on the 8th April 2013, famous artist and campaign ambassador Miss Lin Chi-ling helped to launch the campaign and demonstrated to the women of Hong Kong that in “just six minutes, with a single thoughtful act, you can keep yourself healthy and protect your family”.
Ms. Sally Lo, Founder and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Cancer Fund said, “Our public education campaigns aim to increase awareness of cancer and changes in our bodies, as well as encourage the community to have regular check-ups. Women are becoming more aware of what to look for and are visiting their healthcare professionals earlier when they notice something abnormal. It is important to realize that cancer doesn’t disappear if you ignore it. Being proactive and getting checked regularly is vital. Finding cancer sooner rather than later, and beginning treatment quickly, is the key to recovery and increases your chances of survival and living a healthy life.’ A number of well-known brands from P&G including Pantene, Olay, Oral B, Whisper, Head & Shoulders and Pampers, are also working hand in hand with Hong Kong women to promote healthy, happy and accomplished lives.
Cancer doesn’t disappear if you ignore it. Being proactive and getting checked regularly is vital.” From now until 31st May 2013, P&G will provide 150 openings for eligible women to register for a free full-range breast and cervical screening through the Hong Kong Cancer Fund. Screenings will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis, and will be carried out at the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital or Hong Kong Baptist Hospital. To be eligible, applicants must: • Be a permanent Hong Kong resident. • Be female aged 50 years or above. • Belong to low income group (Please refer to the website below for financial assessment details). FOR ACTIVITY DETAILS AND CONDITIONS, PLEASE CONSULT THE HONG KONG CANCER FUND VIA THE ENQUIRY HOTLINE 3656 0800 or via the website www.cancer-fund.org/6minsprotectalife spring/summer 2013 | 09
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Approaching Hairloss with Humour One of the most dramatic effects of cancer treatment can be losing your hair. It can be seen as a signpost declaring to the world something that many people living with cancer may want to keep secret. Beatriz Tancock, however, agreed to share her story about losing her hair and making the difficult decision to shave her head.
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osing your hair is a shock. This is my fourth course of chemotherapy and my hair has never fallen out before. When I was first diagnosed I was stage four, breast cancer metastasised to the bones. I was laid out for one and a half months in hospital. Before I was diagnosed I didn’t even know what the word oncology meant. I was so far removed from all illnesses, very rarely went to hospital or doctors, my worst problem had been migraines. But you are never prepared for what the doctor is going to tell you and you feel your life has come to an end. But everyone is going to die some time, it’s the one thing we all know for sure. It’s how well you live your life that’s important. That’s what I learned from cancer. 10 | www.cancer-fund.org
When you are first diagnosed, you don’t think about the pain you’re going to go through, but the pain you’re going to put your family through. It’s very tough. To put your children through something like that - I get very emotional. But I have a good support network of people here. I am very blessed. my son is here with my daughter in law and two of my grandsons, my daughter and her family give me a lot of support long distance as they live in New York, my friends here in Hong Kong and from other parts, my Church FCC and my fantastic helper Debbie. She’s been my right hand, my left hand, she does everything for me. Losing my hair began with just two or three hairs. I was hoping I would be in the 10% who don’t lose their hair, I had been so lucky before.
I used to have lovely, luscious hair when I was young, but as you get older that doesn’t exist anymore. But when it happens, you can only handle it with a sense of humour. It helps that I’m not married now. Nobody wants their husband to see them like that. Unless you are young and fashionable then maybe you can pull it off. When you have a man around it must be much more difficult than when you are on your own. In terms of vanity and femininity, I can think of lots of fears and questions and insecurities that a married woman would have, but I don’t have that. For me, it’s my children, grandsons, friends and my helper and they haven’t made a fuss. Interestingly, 3 of my grandsons accepted my wearing hats very naturally, and once we explained to them that the
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Beatriz Tancock medicine had made me lose my hair, had no further comment. Once it started to fall out, it took 7 days at the most. I had a little rubbish bin that I carried around the apartment, like my new accessory, so that I wouldn’t leave hair all over the place. Then when I had a shower and washed my hair a lot of it came out. That’s when I decided to have it shaved. There was maybe only 30% left, in patches, and it was white hair as well. I had gorgeous hair, but of course, it was tinted. I didn’t want to use my regular hairdresser,
a special request. I told him, “I need you to shave my head.” “Shave?” “Yes, shave.” I was very self-conscious, I didn’t want the other customers to know what was going on. I was very embarrassed. That’s why I hadn’t asked a girlfriend or anyone else to come with me. I just wanted to do it on my own. Not even my helper. She hasn’t even seen me without my hair yet, I won’t allow her. I wear my hat at all times, only when I go to bed I take it off. But when it gets cold I put it back on again - it’s a horrible feeling without hair. When I took my hat off the barber just said, “Ahh”, now he knew. “Don’t worry,” he said, and he started shaving it off. It was such a shock. When I saw myself without hair it was horrifying. Then the guy comes along and holds up the mirror to show me the back. “There’s no need to show me the back, there’s nothing there!” I said. “Oh - that’s right,” he said and we both laughed.
I used to have lovely, luscious hair when I was young … but when it starts to fall out, you can only handle it with a sense of humour.” call it vanity or whatever. A lot of the Spanishspeaking girls go there and I didn’t really want friends looking at me while I was having it done so I decided to find a new place. I took Queens Road Central and headed west to see what I could find in Kennedy Town. The criteria were a ground floor hairdresser with a car park nearby. But I couldn’t find one anywhere, and I was turning around, about to give up, when I saw a small hairdresser’s, right next to a car park. And the first space, right next to the shop, was available. So I conveniently parked and I walked in - and it was like stepping back fifty years. It was an old fashioned salon, I imagine it had been gorgeous in its time, with about 10 old dears in there, getting their perms, the smell of ammonia in the air. It had bright yellow walls, that had seen better days, and I said to myself This is the place. There were two not-so-young hairdressers, and I went over to one and I told him I had
Then I asked him, “How do I wash my head?” “Shampoo,” he said, “but don’t use conditioner.” I had been very tense, but that was so funny, we just burst out laughing. Then I put my hat on, got up, paid and as I was leaving he said to me, “God bless you.” He smiled and I left. When I got home, I told Debbie, “I’ve done it. I’ve shaved my head. But you’re not going to look at it.” And she hasn’t seen it. Not unless she’s crept into my bedroom while I’ve been sleeping! I’ve bought myself a wig, but I need to go to my hairdresser’s and have it adjusted. I got it just before I went for the shave, I wanted to try it while I still had hair. But I went for something as close as possible to my own hair. I could have gone for something fun and crazy, but you reach an age where a certain degree of decorum is required. If I was 40 years old, I’d go for the wild ones, but not now. I don’t think my children would let me.
We understand that different people must deal with hair loss in their own way. At our CancerLink centres, volunteers are on hand to offer FREE haircuts to clients experiencing hair loss. We also provide wigs, as well as guidance on how to tie headscarves and treat your scalp, in a safe and comforting environment. In addition, numerous practical workshops are held each month, to equip clients with the information and confidence to improve their quality of life and physical well-being. Our selfenhancement programmes, led by nurses and social workers, include such topics as: • How to lessen the side effects of cancer treatment • Pain management • How to manage fatigue, nausea or stress • How to prepare and recover from surgery • How to manage lymphoedema • How to improve your quality of sleep • How to improve your health through proper nutrition and exercise For programme times or more information, please call CancerLink Central on 3667 3000, CancerLink Wong Tai Sin on 3656 0800, CancerLink Tin Shui Wai on 3919 7000, or visit our website: www.cancer-fund.org
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Exploring How Young Adults Deal With Cancer In the past year, Hong Kong Cancer Fund has increased its focus on young adult clients, those diagnosed at a critical moment in their psycho-social development. At an age when their focus should be on education, developing a career and starting a family, a cancer diagnosis for a young adult can be particularly traumatic. Our new YOU CAN programme has been developed to address the specific needs of clients in the 16-40 age bracket.
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r. Rebecca Block, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University, specializes in psychosocial research in adolescent and young adult cancer patients, and was invited to be a guest speaker at the 19th Hong Kong International Cancer Congress. Here she writes about her research and its methodology, which is integral to 12 | www.cancer-fund.org
how we can help our young clients through their cancer journey. In 2004, the National Cancer Institute brought together the nation’s experts to describe the problem of adolescent and young adult cancer. Their report led to a collaboration with LiveStrong that has helped shape my research, exploring the social-emotional
consequences of cancer in young adults, and how a cancer experience at this age affects their social and emotional development. The studies collected a broad range of information to tell us which areas are most impacted by cancer and should be studied further. While one of those studies included a wide variety of physical, emotional, social
feature and practical measures, the other explored the interactions between treatment received, emotional well-being, and physical function. In addition to these larger studies, conducted in collaboration with colleagues across the country, much of my work has been exploratory, including studies of fertility preservation decision-making among young women, and function in young adults with cancer.
Fertility preservation decisionmaking Regardless of when a young person considers their fertility, facing a cancer diagnosis and potentially fertility-compromising treatment interrupts this organic development, and demands patients and providers address fertility preservation. We wanted to better understand how young adult women make decisions about fertility preservation when diagnosed with cancer. Twenty-six young women, who were diagnosed with cancer and faced treatment that might affect their fertility, participated in an interview about how they reached the decision of whether to preserve
We gathered information from young adults and their healthcare providers to learn more about function in this population. An instrument measuring social, emotional, and physical function in young adults with cancer, using indicators specific to this population, was created by a team made up of young adult cancer survivors, cancer healthcare professionals, and researchers. This instrument was made for use in clinical care of young adults and in research. Through this work, I have learned two great lessons about adolescent and young adult oncology research:
Lesson 1: Research must be actively engaged with and rooted in clinical care to best serve young adult patients. Deciding what to study has to come from the experiences of patients and their families, and from the healthcare professionals caring for them. The most relevant questions and those most likely to inform better outcomes for young adults must be prioritized. The knowledge gained
One study includes a variety of physical, emotional and practical measures, the other explores the interactions between treatment received, emotional well-being and physical function.� their fertility or change their treatment plan. They were asked about who was involved in the decision-making process and their confidence in ability to make the decision. We used this information to make an interactive, electronic tool designed to support informed and valuebased decision-making called The Fertility Preservation Explorer.
Function in young adults with cancer The highly dynamic nature of development through adolescence and young adulthood, the uniqueness of the cancer experience and distinctive disease biology within this population illustrate the need to measure function in multiple dimensions using relevant indicators over time.
and engaging for young adults, that collect data in ways that are easy and that include dissemination plans beyond scholarly journals, exemplify a relevant and responsive approach to adolescent and young adult research.
through research must address clinical issues and the impact of cancer on the human experience. Additionally, this means that the results of the research must have a clear path back to the patients and families, healthcare professionals and institutions. Without clinical application, psychosocial research in adolescent and young adult oncology is meaningless.
Lesson 2: Research, like care, must be specifically relevant and responsive to young adults and their culture in order to be meaningful and effective. The unique cancer burden and culture of young people must guide every step of the research process. Using research methods that are participatory
Hong Kong Cancer Fund recognises that the needs of young adults dealing with cancer are often very different to those of our more mature clients. YOU CAN is built around peer support groups that encourage clients talk through their concerns regarding sex, relationships, education, career development and whatever else might be troubling them. Hong Kong Cancer Fund has established focus groups and workshops, psycho-therapeutic programmes and closed Facebook groups, all of which provide a relaxed yet professional environment where members can meet and share their experiences, with each other and with our professionally trained social workers and support staff. Cancer does not only affect the elderly, and Hong Kong Cancer Fund knows it needs to be there for young people too, so no one faces cancer alone.
Dr. Rebecca G Block, PhD, MSW, LCSW Assistant Professor of Medicine Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Psychosocial Research Leader Oregon Health and Science University Knight Cancer Institute
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Sunburn is More than Just Painful. It Can Cause Cancer Did you know that UV rays from the sun can cause cancerous changes to your skin cells? The longer you are exposed to the sun, the higher your chances are of getting skin cancer. During the summer season ahead, Hong Kong Cancer Fund is urging everyone to take the proper precautions against over exposure to the sun.
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nowledge is power when it comes to safeguarding your health and ensuring your wellbeing, so understanding the perils of UV exposure and how to minimize your risk is important.
What is Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR)? Everyone is exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun on a daily basis. UVR is invisible and cannot be felt on the skin. It penetrates deeply into our cells, causing changes that can lead to sunburn, skin ageing, eye damage and skin cancer.
What Affects the Amount of UVR? UVR is most dangerous when the sun’s rays are most direct and intense. This is affected by a number of things. • Time of year: UVR remains sufficiently high all year round; however the highest risk months in Hong Kong are during the summer months, usually July to October. • Time of day: UVR rays are the strongest between 11am and 4pm and are most intense when the sun is high in the sky, around midday. • Reflection: UVR can be reflected back from surfaces such as snow, sand, light paint, tiles, cement and water so can reach your face, even under a hat which is why sunscreen is so important even with protective clothing on. • Cloud coverage: UV radiation is both absorbed and scattered by clouds and haze, however you can still burn on a day when there is thin cloud. Developing a sun protection regime is important in all weather conditions.
Why is it important to Slip, Slop, Slap every day? UV Index indicates the strength of the UV radiation; the higher the number, the stronger the UV radiation. Hong Kong’s UV Index on average remains at a high level throughout the year, and during the summer time, it can often reach “Very High” or “Extreme” levels. UV rays are present even in cloudy conditions, so remembering to protect yourself every day is essential.
Minimising Your Risk In an effort to protect yourself against sun burn and minimise your risk of skin cancer it is important to take the proper precautions when outdoors. Slip, Slop, Slap should be an essential part of everyone’s preparation before going outdoors. Slip on a shirt, slop on some sunscreen and slap on a hat! Applying sunscreen, covering up with protective clothing, and reducing the length of time you are exposed to the sun are all ways of protecting yourself against skin cancer.
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Working together to lower the rate of skin cancer As Hong Kong Cancer Fund enters the second year of our collaboration with Cancer Council Australia, we aim to educate the public on the importance of skin cancer awareness and good sun protection practices.
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t’s an opportunity for us to join with a leading cancer organisation and in an effort to tackle the increasing rates of skin cancer in the region through the promotion of sun protection messages and products. The collaboration will take a hard line approach in reminding young adults and parents about the dangers of tanning featuring the message; ‘There’s no such thing as a safe tan’.
Hong Kong Cancer Fund will continue to benefit from part of the proceeds of Cancer Council Australia product sales, to help
sustain our ongoing free cancer care services and public education activities, helping to fight cancer in Hong Kong and to ensure that no one has to face cancer alone. This year Cancer Council Australia has launched an extended sunscreen SPF 50+ range with enhanced UVA and UVB protection. The range includes sunscreens formulations for Sport, Active, Ultra and Kids for maximum protection. The SPF 50+ range filters out 98% of UVB and also enhanced UVA protection with an increase around 30%. Look out for these products in the sun protection section in all good stores.
How much sunscreen should I apply? It is very important to apply sufficient sunscreen in order to obtain the maximum protection that a sunscreen can offer. On an average sized adult, 5ml of sunscreen should be applied per major body part (i.e. 5ml for the face, neck and ears, 5ml for the front of the body, 5ml for the back of the body, and 5ml for each arm and leg). For an average sized adult, a total of 35ml of sunscreen should be used for a full body application. How often should I apply sunscreen? Cancer Council Australia recommends reapplication of sunscreen every 2 hours.
Is SPF30+ protection enough? A properly applied SPF30 sunscreen will block about 97% of UVB. Sunscreens with SPF values greater than 30 can only improve the UVB blocking properties by an additional 2%. Therefore an SPF30+ sunscreen properly applied and reapplied every two hours, will offer enough protection against UVB. Be SunSmart! To know more about skin cancer please visit www.cancer-fund.org/sunsmart
Hot Tips to Be SunSmart Non-melanoma skin cancer is now among the 10 most common cancers in Hong Kong. Whether it’s cloudy or sunny, it’s important to be SunSmart at all times by remembering to slip, slop, slap, slide and seek. • Slip on a shirt – choose clothing with collars and long sleeves • Slop on some sunscreen – apply sunscreen 15-30 minutes before you go outside, reapply often (especially when sweating or swimming) and always use a high factor (SPF 30+) sunscreen • Slap on a hat – always wear a wide-brimmed hat when you are outside that provides shade to the face, neck, ears and head • Slide on some sunglasses – wear close fitting, wraparound sunglasses • Seek shade – bring an umbrella or keep in the shade where possible
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PizzaExpress Always Spares a Slice for Hong Kong Cancer Fund Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s only source of regular income is from monthly donations or generous one-off contributions from our friends and supporters. For many years, PizzaExpress Hong Kong has offered us its unwavering support, consistently finding new and exciting ways to help raise funds and awareness throughout Hong Kong for our network of care services. truly positive impact that awarenessraising plays for diseases such as cancer.”
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ince 2006, PizzaExpress has been developing new initiatives to give generously to our cause and involve its customers in our campaigns. All while bringing delicious pizzas and desserts to the people of Hong Kong.
Starting from 2009, PizzaExpress has been one of the major sponsors of Pink Revolution, our annual month-long campaign to raises awareness about breast cancer. The restaurant chain donated their full day’s takings to Hong Kong Cancer Fund. They also regularly donate the proceeds from specific dishes and desserts, as well as help us market
the campaign and spread aware message about breast cancer awareness. We spoke to Managing Director Justin Kennedy, and asked him what motivated PizzaExpress Hong Kong to begin supporting the Hong Kong Cancer Fund: “We set up PizzaExpress Hong Kong over 10 years ago and supporting charity has always been at the heart of our restaurants. We were delighted to start working with Hong Kong Cancer Fund, back in 2009, when we turned ‘pink’ for breast cancer and learnt more about the
We can only achieve our mission with the generous support of loyal donors and friends like PizzaExpress. Thanks to your efforts, we can sustain and grow our free services, and raise public awareness about cancer. PizzaExpress continues to demonstrate its ability to rally both customers and employees together, and come to the aid of those in need. Their efforts are truly admirable are we are extremely grateful. Sally Lo, Founder and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Cancer Fund 16 | www.cancer-fund.org
“We’ve had great fun over recent years as one of the major sponsors of the Pink Revolution. We don’t just stop at donating money from sales of pizzas but our staff have all been inspired to ‘think pink’ and have sported all manner of pink items for October. Even our mascot, Pepe, turned a healthy shade of pink in support of a massive Pizza Making Jam at our Festival Walk restaurant. This year, our napkins too got a pink makeover for Breast Cancer Awareness and customers could enjoy guilt-free desserts as each sale raised extra money for Hong Kong Cancer Fund. PizzaExpress also celebrated a mo-vellous Movember in 2012, the month formerly known as November, generating money, and moustaches, to raise awareness of men’s prostate cancer in Hong Kong. Right now, customers can feel good about choosing the delicious, and healthy, Trifolata pizza. For every one sold, we donate HK$8 to Hong Kong Cancer Fund for every single pizza sold, and it will be featured on our menu for the duration of 2013.”
How has the response been from your customers? “We hope that our customers genuinely appreciate that they can enjoy a taste of something good at PizzaExpress, at the same time as helping us achieve something great! If the sales of ‘pink’ desserts last year are anything to go by, then we can safely say that customers are certainly savouring the flavour of this approach too.”
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From Russia with Love Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s annual Party for a Purpose mixes Stars with Tsars to improve cancer care throughout the city.
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lways a highlight of Hong Kong’s social and charitable calendar, Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s annual Party for a Purpose took place at Artistree on 2nd March, where more than 400 of our most treasured friends and supporters gathered together for a glamorous evening of music, entertainment and fundraising. This year’s theme, “Romanov”, revived the elegance and splendour of Imperial Russia
and saw the venue transformed into St. Petersburg’s famous Winter Palace. Guests donned their finest evening wear and military decorations, and together helped raise over HK$7.5 million towards Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s free, ongoing support services.
would have been impossible without the continued generosity of all our guests, sponsors and patrons, who make it possible for us to continue providing better cancer care in the hospital, community and the home, so that no one faces cancer alone.
We must again pay tribute to the loyal support of our principal sponsor, Louis Vuitton, whose commitment and dedication to helping us has been invaluable over the years. But the evening
We Need Your Friendship Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s annual gala enables corporations to give back to the community and sponsor our services. We are extremely grateful for our ad hoc sponsorship, without this it would be very difficult for us to continue helping those touched by cancer.
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owever, because we do not receive any funding from the Government, we rely on our ‘Circle of Friends’ monthly giving programme to provide 60% of our funding. These regular donations are our only source of dependable income and help to sustain our free and ongoing cancer care services. We would like to invite you to join our Circle of Friends. Help us ensure that no one in our community is facing cancer alone.
What can your monthly donation help us achieve? • HK$150 a month provides 720 cancer information booklets each year. • HK$200 a month provides 40 psychotherapeutic workshops each year. • HK$300 a month ensures that 600 Hotline calls are answered by our professional staff. • HK$500 a month ensures 100 home visits to homebound patients each year.
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Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge and thank the following friends, donors and volunteers. Your generosity and continued support allows our services to grow so no one faces cancer alone. Annual Appeal 2012 CTI Macau Jockey Club Nanyang Commercial Bank Limited The Hongkong Electric Co. Ltd. Gala Dinner 2013 Principal Sponsor Louis Vuitton Asia Pacific Major Sponsor Mr. Eugene Chuang Ruby Sponsor The Most Hon. Andrew S. Yuen & Lady Yuen Platinum Sponsors Daisy Ho Pansy Ho The Rockowitz Family Rusy M. Shroff, BBS, MBE, & Purviz R. Shroff Burger Collection Grosvenor Ltd. Lindt & Sprungli (Asia-Pacific) Ltd. H. K. Gold Sponsors Sameer Ahmed Dr. & Mrs. Jason Brockwell Azura-Luna Mangunhardjono Andrew & Lumen Man Kinoshita Audi Hong Kong Givenchy China Co. Limited Greka Group Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art Hong Kong Limited Volkswagen Group Hong Kong Limited Silver Sponsors Mahnaz Lee & Friends John Meredith David Richards & Rev. Noreen Siu Richards Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited Edrington Hong Kong Limited Hubert Burda Media Hong Kong Limited Hutchison Port Holdings Jax Coco JP Morgan Lan Kwai Fong Properties Ltd. Supporters Simon Birch William Furniss HSH Princess Ira von Fürstenberg Rani R. Hiranand Nicole Russo Dr. Wendy Simpson Geoff Wong Dr. Allan Zeman, GBS, JP ABOUTAsia Travel Amanpuri Anahita The Resort, Mauritius AON Aqua Restaurant Group Baccarat Belvedere Bergé Studio Brigetta Jewellery Catalunya Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Chiva-Som Cipriani Clé de Peau Beauté Conrad Macao, Cotai Central David Yurman Dolce & Gabbana
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dragon-i El Grande Estée Lauder Fine Art Asia Finevintage Four Seasons Hong Kong Gaia Group GAM Hong Kong Limited Gateway Group Gourmet en Provence Grand Hyatt Hong Kong Grebstad Hicks Communications Guerlain Heavens Portfolio HSBC InterContinental Hong Kong Island Shangri-La Hong Kong J. P. Cam International Limited JIN Communications Kaviari kimrobinson Lalique L’altro Les Vin de Pierre Montagnac Loewe Loro Piana Macallan Mae Von Professional Makeup School Marc Jacobs Melissa Lo Jewellery MGM Moët Hennessy Diageo H.K. Ltd. Ms B’s CAKERY Native Union New World Hotel, Saigon Nuan Cashmere Nude is Rude Occasions PR & Marketing Ltd. Papyrus Prestige Pure Dining Pure Fitness Royal Mansour, Marrakech Sense Of Touch SEVVA Shanghai Tang Shinta Mani Hotel, Siem Reap, Cambodia Six Senses Soneva Sunseeker Asia Ltd. Swire Properties Limited Tabla ten feet tall The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts The Press Room The Prior Trust The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong The Ritz-Carlton Moscow West Island School Pink Revolution 2012 Eunis Chan Dr. Bonita Law Dr. Wendy Lam Coco & Bruce Rockowitz Vicky Medcalf Dr. Wong Ting Ting Siu Hak A. S. Watson Group Agnès b. HK Limited Advokatfirman Vinge Aikon Int’l. Ltd. Alpha Appliances Ltd. Amiz Aromatherapy Ltd. Andy T. H. Yuen & Co. Anntaylor Sourcing Far East Ltd. APW CPA Ltd. AsiaSpa Asia Financial Holdings Ltd.
AsiaXpat Asurion Asia Pacific Ltd Auspicious Foundation Ltd. Australian Association of Hong Kong Ltd. Baker & McKenzie Banyan Bay Cafe Be First Ltd. Bupa (Asia) Limited Buttar Hong Kong Ltd Canadian Consulate Cargo Compass (Hong Kong) Ltd. Causeway Corner Ltd. Casablanca H.K. Ltd. Century Pools Ltd. Cheer Quality Investments Ltd. Cheung Chau Island Women’s Association Chi Shing Garment Factory Ltd. China Education Group Chinese Estates Holdings Limited Christo Pharmaceutical Ltd. Citibank (Hong Kong) Ltd. Citigroup Global Markets Asia Ltd. City Super Limited Classical Collection Ltd. Coach Hong Kong Ltd. Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Ltd. Concept Link International Marketing (H.K.) Limited Conrad Macao, Cotai Central Consonant Ind. Ltd. Convoy Financial GroupCordells Management Services Ltd. Crown Relocations Ltd. Crown Worldwide Holdings Ltd. CYS Associates (Hong Kong) Ltd. Decent World Ltd. Dragons Abreast H.K. Economic Digest E. Energy Ind’l. Co. ECA International Ltd. ECCO Asia Pacific Ltd. Ecurie Drapeau Jaune Ltd. Eduserve Int’l Ltd. Fairton International Group Ltd. Faustian Asia Ltd. Financial Times (HK) Ltd. First Pacific Company Ltd. Flash On Flex Yoga & Pilates Studio Flight Centre Four Seasons Hotel Fuk Loi Moon Lok Yin Ngai Society G & F Trading (H. K.) Ltd. GAM Hong Kong Ltd. GE Capital Glenealy School – ESF Global Women’s Peace Network (China) Ltd. Good Evening Kabayan Radio AM864 & Groove Magazine Grosvenor Ltd. Hammax (H. K.) Ltd. Harbour City Health Concept Hong Kong Ltd. Henny Fashion Wholesale Co. High Performance Sports Ltd. Hillmount Investment Ltd. Hind Wing Co., Ltd. Hiu Lai Women’s Association hmv Hopeful Rubber Mfg. Co. Ltd. Hong Kong Bars Clubs Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Ltd. Hong Kong & Kowloon Kai-fong Women’s Association Howse Williams Bower Imaginex Group
Ince & Co. Jade Nail Ltd. J-Long Ltd. Joint River Ltd. Jolly Learning Activities Centre Ltd. Jones Day Kaiser Investment Holdings Ltd. Kamla Int’l. Ltd. Kam Dao Printing Co. Ltd. Kelvin Far East Ltd. Keenway Industries Ltd. KHK (H.K.) Ltd. kimrobinson Kingstar International Trading Ltd. Kowloon Junior School - ESF Kowloon Women’s Organisations Federation Kuehne & Nagel Ltd. Langham Place Li & Fung (Trading) Ltd. Lin & Partners Distributors Ltd. Linea Negra Maternity Long Hin Medical Ltd. Lufthansa German Airlines M Moser Associates Ltd. Manulife ( International) Ltd. Marks & Spencer (Asia Pacific) Ltd. Mc C Communications Ltd. Media Contacts Ltd. Medicare WIG Centre (Woon Ltd.) Metlife Asia Pacific Ltd. Michelle International Transport Co. Ltd. Models International Ltd. Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd. Mrl Overseas Ltd. Ms B’s CAKERY MSIG Insurance (Hong Kong) Ltd. MTR Corporation Ltd. National Australia Bank Native Union New Era Cap Asia Pacific Ltd. New K. Ind. Ltd. New Media Group New Monday NIKE 360 (Hong Kong) Nomura International (HK) Ltd. Norton Rose Hong Kong Ogier Hong Kong On.cc Oriental Daily News PizzaExpress (H. K.) Ltd. Planarch Consultants Ltd. Playtimes Magazine Polar Air Cargo Prestige Hong Kong Pure International (HK) Ltd. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Queen’s Electronic Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Quintessentially (HK) Ltd. Ralph Lauren Asia Pacific Ltd. RBS Regatex Manufacturers Ltd. REVECOCO Ltd. Reed Smith Richards Butler Rising Dragon Int’l Ltd. Sailing Boat Catering Management Ltd. Sally’s Toy Sanda King Industries Ltd. Sanrio Wave Hong Kong Sassy Media Group Limited Securitas Security Services (Hong Kong) Ltd. Sentra International Co. Ltd. Shanghai Tang SKH Tsoi Kung Po Secondary School SPUR Shoes Stephenson Harwood Studio 83
Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing (Hong Kong) Ltd. Tang Che Man & Co. Tanner De Witt Ten Group Telstra Legal The B.S.C. Group of Companies The Bank of East Asia Ltd. The Body Shop (Hong Kong & Macau) The Continuity Co. Ltd. The D. H. Chen Foundation The English Schools Foundation Sha Tin College The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong Tseung Kwan O Women’s Club The Girls’ Brigade Hong Kong The Graphic Label Group (HK) Ltd. The Hong Kong Indian Women’s Club The Kowloon Dairy Ltd. The Lane Crawford Joyce Group The Link Management Limited The Standard The Sun The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co. (H.K.) Ltd Togo Pacific Ltd. Tom Lee Music Co. Ltd. Top Form International Ltd. Topcast Aviation Supplies Co. Ltd. Toppy Co (HK) Ltd. Track Mode (HK) Ltd. Tsang, Tam & Co. Tsuen Wan Lei Muk Shue Yin Ngai Society Tsun Fai Accounting & Secretarial Co. Ultimate Registrations Ltd. Umicore Marketing Services (Hong Kong) Ltd. Union Hospital United Airlines United Christian Nethersole Community Health Service Unity Health-Care Co., Ltd. U Magazine Union Hospital Vanhoik Design Ltd. Wang Fook Realty Co. Ltd. Weber Shandwick Worldwide Weekend Weekly Willowood Ltd. Wing Fung Financial Group Ltd. Women’s Commission Yuan Yin Ind’l. Works Ltd. Zojirushi Hong Kong Co., Ltd. Zip Magazine 女主角醫學美容有限公司 周芬記㕑廚具坊 信昌中西藥房 南隆建築有限公司 Stride for a Cure 2012 Dr. William Foo Dr. Tony Mok Dr. Gary Ng Dr. Yuen Siu-Tsan Geoff Wong Louis Yan 192nd Kowloon Scouts of Beacon Hill School Air Biz Company Alliance Boots Sourcing (Hong Kong) Ltd. Alpha Appliances Ltd. Alpha Nature AMP Alumni Anything Asia One Communication Group
Acknowledgements Auxiliary Police Voluntary Services Cadre BIVA Brother Int’l (HK) Ltd. Byrne, Hickman and Partners Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Centres Cafe Deco Group Camp Quality Hong Kong Cancer Council Australia Center for Wu’s Bunion Surgery Ltd. Citybus Limited Clover Group Int’l. Ltd. Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Ltd. Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Causeway Bay Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Kowloon East Delia School of Canada - Elementary Section Delia School of Canada - Secondary Section Fung Seng Enterprises Limited FSE Engineering Group Ltd. German Swiss Int’l School Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Genetic Diagnosis Laboratory Holiday Inn Express Hong Kong Causeway Bay Holiday Inn Express Hong Kong SoHo Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hong Kong International School Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Hong Kong University - CePort Center of Psycho-Oncology Research and Training Hotel Indigo Hong Kong Island HS Travel Int’l Co. Ltd. Hutchison Telecom Kam Dao Printing Co. Ltd. Kimberly-Clark (Hong Kong) Limited Kowloon Cricket Club Le Meridien Cyberport Manulife (International) Ltd. Messe Frankfurt (HK) Limited Mulitex Ltd. Nike O’Melveny & Myers Ocean Park Hong Kong Ocean Spray Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital PCCW Limited Phonographic Performance (South East Asia) Ltd PizzaExpress (H. K.) Ltd. Pok Oi Hospital Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong Princess Margaret Hospital Pure Dining Pure Fitness Queen Elizabeth Hospital Queen Mary Hosptial Robiff International Limited San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong Ltd. Spicer Paper (Hong Kong) Ltd St. Teresa’s Hospital Patient Health Resource Center The Bank of New York The Bank of Nova Scotia The Body Shop (Hong Kong & Macau) The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Liver Research Team The English Schools Foundation Sha Tin College The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups The Kowloon Dairy Ltd. The Peninsula Hong Kong The Rotary Club of Kowloon North Thong Sia Watch Co. Ltd. (SEIKO) Tuen Mun Hospital United Christian Hospital XTC on Ice Gelato Ltd. 大業織造廠有限公司 屯門醫院造口之友 心血會有限公司 亙勉會(香港)有限公司 向日葵亙協會 妍康會 妍進會 東日社 香港骨髓移植復康會
香港造口人協會 香港創域會有限公司 香港新聲會 展晴社(香港)有限公司 健樂社 祥康之友 筆墨閒情書畫學會 紫荊社 慶生會 蕙蘭社 Hong Kong Cancer Fund Charity Auction 2012 Simon Birch Sim Chan Halley Cheng Cheung Wai Man, Eunice Fung Lik Yan, Kevin Koon Wai Bong Kum Chi Keung Lam Laam, Jaffa Lam Yau Sum Lee Chin Fai, Danny Eric Leung Leung Ka Yin, Joey Leung Kui Ting Leung Yee Ting Li Wei Han Man Fung Yi Mok Yat San Paul Poon Tang Kwok Hin Tsang Chui Mei Wong Chak Hung Wong Lai Ching, Fiona Stanley Wong Crown Worldwide Group Fine Art Asia Prostate Cancer Awareness 2012 Mr. Richard Ng Dr. Li Shu Keung Others Chan Kin Shing Cilla Chung Mr. & Mrs. Chi-Kwan Fung Samson Fung Sylvia Ming Hsu Anthony Kwan-Chim Ma Mr. & Mrs. John Moore Ryoko Nakamura Robert Ng Chee Siong Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Peel Paul Poon Yvette Robeck Rusy M. Shroff (Mr.), BBS, MBE and Purviz R. Shroff (Mrs.) Vivian Wong Peter Wood Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Yip A. S. Watson Group Able Billion Ltd. ABOUTAsia School ABOUTAsia Travel American Express International Inc. Art & Antique International Fair Ltd. Blacksmith Books BTIG, LLC Bupa (Asia) Limited Buttons & Buckles Garment Accessories Fty. Cancer Council Australia Capstone Prep Education Center Cell Therapy Technologies Ctr. Ltd. Chelsea Securities Ltd. Cigna International Cimigo Ltd. Cityexplora City of Dreams Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corporation Cornes World Company Limited Crown Worldwide Group Deloitte Consulting (Hong Kong) Limited Deutsche Bank AG, Filiale Hongkong Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Dr. Joseph. Y. S. Pang Ltd. Dr. Tam Kar Fai Flow Community Bookshop Focus Films Ltd. Four Seasons Hong Kong Fung Yue Company Limited Gap International Sourcing (Holdings) Ltd.
Gateway Group Gentlemen’s Tonic, Hong Kong Glam’rs Co. Ltd. Global Sources Globe Timepieces Co. Ltd. HKCSS WiseGiving Ltd. Hong Kong International Pianist Association HSBC Global Asset Management (HK) Ltd. HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Ltd. Hung Fook Tong Holdings Ltd. Hush Intelligent Nutrients International Scholars Tuition Ltd. J. P. Cam International Limited Loreal Professionnel Louis Vuitton Asia Pacific Manulife (Int’l) Ltd. Media Asia Group Holdings Ltd. Movember Hong Kong Northcroft Hong Kong Ltd Ono Co. Ltd. Ralph Lauren Asia Pacific Ltd. Ruby & Minoo N. Master Charity Foundation Sa Sa International Holdings Limited Savills (H. K.) Ltd. Search Investment Group Ltd. Skin Health PTY Ltd. Sun Finance Company Ltd. Taikonaut Ltd. The Bank of East Asia Ltd. The Croucher Hong Kong Charitable Trust The Great Eagle Company Ltd. The Firm The Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust The Hong Kong Golf Club The Hong Kong Indian Women’s Club The Ohel Leah Synagogue Charity The S. H. Ho Foundation Ltd. The Walt Disney Co. (Asia Pacific) Ltd. Time Square Travel Expert Business Services Ltd. Veena Fashions Walker Shop Footwear Limited William E. Connor & Associates Ltd. Yin Expressions Ltd. Yofi Yoga Studio & College 福建深度單車遊 CancerLink Alpha Course Hong Kong Ltd. Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service Centre on Behavioral Health – The University of Hong Kong Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Social Work Christian Dance Association CUHK Jockey Club Bowel Cancer Education Centre Dr. Au Yong Ting Kun Dr. Chan Lam Dr. Chan Wai Hee Dr. Chan Wai King Dr. Cheng Ka Leung, Danny Dr. Chi-Pang Yiu (Specialist in General Surgery) Dr. Chow Wing Cheong, Louis (Honorary Clinical Professor, Clinical Trials Centre, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong) Dr. Fan Shu Ping, Dorothy Dr. Ho Pui Ying Dr. Lam Bing Dr. Lam Yeung Kit, Billy Dr. Lee Chan Wing, Francis Dr. Liu Chi Leung Dr. Liu King Yin, Rico Dr. Peta McAuley Dr. Tsang Wing Hang, Janice Dr. Wallace Chi-Ho Chan (Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Dr. Wendy Lam Dr. William Foo (Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, Director of Radiotherapy & Oncology Centre) Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, Breast Care Centre
Hong Kong Christian Cancer Care Association Hong Kong Health Association Hong Kong Motive Rouliqiu Association Limited (Charitable Organization) Hospital Authority, Health InfoWorld Hung Fook Tong Lingnan University, Student Services Centre Mr. Carlson Leung Mr. Chan Ka Chung, Jacky (Pharmacist) Mr. Chan Kai Yin Mr. Chan Yu Wai, Danny Mr. Chu Kwok Tung Mr. Cox Tang Mr. David Cheung Mr. Eric Chong Mr. Ken Wong Mr. Kenneth Cheung Mr. Lam Chi Fung Mr. Lam Kam Mo Mr. Lau Kwong Wai Mr. Li Jian Cheng Mr. Lo Chak-chuen, Eddie Mr. Lo Kam Chiu Mr. Mark Lee Mr. Miles Price Mr. Ng Siu Man Mr. Patrick Kwan Mr. Raymond Chung (Dietitian) Mr. So Ming Fai Mr. William Wan Mr. Wong Chi Wing(Registered Dietitian) Mr. Wong Ho Yee Mrs. Chris Tsui Ms. Adeline Chan Ms. Alice Ho Ms. Alice Wong Ms. Angel Kwok Ms. Bonnie Chung (Dietitian) Ms. Carol Yuen Ms. Chan, Yuk Pui Ms. Cheung Ka-Yi Ms. Cheung Ning Ms. Cheung Yuen Ching Ms. Choi Po Chuen Ms. Claire Cheung Ms. Connie Lam Chui Wai Ms. Connie So Ms. Crystal Chu Ms. Elaine Leung Ms. Elaw Wong Ms. Estella Li Ms. Gabriela Kurmann Ms. Irene Siu Ms. Jan Moor Ms. Jennifer Chow Ms. Kathy Lai Ms. Kitty Lee Ms. Kwok Sze Ling Ms. Lai Mie Sun Ms. Lam Lai Wan Ms. Lau Siu Wai Ms. Lilian Chan Ms. Lily Chung Ms. Liu Kwai Fun Ms. Mandy Choi Ms. Mary Liu Ms. May Ng (Nurse consultant (Specialist Care) Nu-Pro Nurse Clinic) Ms. Ng Cheuk Wah Ms. Pervin Shroff Ms. Rainbow Ho (registered dance therapist) Ms. Rainbow Yeung (Hind Wing Co. Ltd.) Ms. Ripley Wong Ms. Ritchie Kwok Ms. Sooni-Shroff Gander Ms. Tse Mee Wah, May Ms. Victoria Kwong Ms. Wong Suet Mei Ms. Yasmin Li (Music Therapist) Ms. Yu Ka Ling (Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners) Ms. Yuen Shuk Man Ms. Zhou Keary R New Wine Ministries of Hong Kong Physical Fitness Association of Hong Kong, China (PFA) Pok Oi Hospital - The Chinese
University of Hong Kong Clinical Centre for Teaching and Research in Chinese Medicine Prince of Wales Hospital- Cancer Patient Resource Centre Queen Elizabeth Hospital-Cancer Patient Resource Centre Queen Elizabeth HospitalDepartment of Occupational Therapy Shatin International Medical Centre Union hospital Social Welfare Department-Wong Tai Sin Integrated Family Service Centre St. Teresa’s Hospital Stewards Limited, LIFE EDUCATION PROJECT, Playback The Body Shop The Cancer Crusade Angels Service Society of Hong Kong The Cancer Crusade Angels Service Society of Hong Kong Ms. Lillian Chan The Christian Word Calligraphy Society The Heart Touch Charity Foundation Limited The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation, Community Rehabilitation Network, Wang Tau Hom Centre The Link Management Limited Togetherness United Christian Hospital, Patient Resource Centres Woon Ltd Yan Chai Hospital cum Hong Kong Baptist University Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Ha Kwai Chung) Yan Oi Tong Chinese Medicine Polyclinic cum The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinical Training and Research Centre Friend of CancerLink Association of Relieve Baughinia Club CanSurvive Cheong Hong Club Chinese Painting and Calligraphy at Leisure Circle HK Adult Blood Cancer Group Hong Kong Bone Marrow Transplant Patients’ Association Hong Kong Pioneers Mutual Support Association Ltd. Kin Lok Club Mutual Aid Association New Voice Club of Hong Kong Orchid Support Group Stoma Group Tuen Mun Hospital Sun Flower Network The Brightening Association The Hong Kong Stoma Association The Rising Sun Yin Chun Club Yin Hong Club
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