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Cancer causes one in every eight deaths around the world, the World Health Organisation says. Lifestyle changes can do a lot to prevent the disease. Learn more about cancer, its symptoms, and modern–day approaches to beating it, from experts and survivors.
Kristal Tin revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer after Chinese New Year. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Second cancer shock for Hong Kong actress Kristal Tin. How does disease strike?

Tin says in a social media post cancer cells were found in her lymph nodes, more than a year after she was diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer.

Wellness

Hong Kong hairstylist’s cancer battle takes him on a crowdfunding campaign

Wellness

Are trends like ‘fibermaxxing’ and ‘proteinmaxxing’ actually healthy?

Wellness

‘A shell of myself’: colon cancer survivor who became viral fitness influencer

Bill Maeda, 57, is an unconventional fitness influencer who doesn’t count reps and has some clients exercise for just 10 minutes a day.

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Unconventional fitness trainer Bill Maeda prefers letting his body and mood guide how he trains each day rather than following rigid programmes. Photo: Bill Maeda
Wellness

How a 70-year-old retired teacher defied osteoporosis to become a powerlifter

Hongkonger Anjali Hazari used to run marathons and climb mountains before major knee and abdominal surgeries. Now she has a new challenge.

Wellness

His wife died from cancer. Now, he is running 2,200km to honour her memory

Today, Lim Shyang Guey starts a 90-day campaign to fulfil a dream he shared with his wife, Goh Joo Lee, running up to 35km a day.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Erich Bergen, who plays JFK Jr’s cousin Anthony Radziwill in Love Story

Bergen plays Prince Anthony Radziwill, who was married to Real Housewife Carole Radziwill – the actor has been open about his own cancer diagnosis and recovery.

Erich Bergen, who plays JFK Jr’s cousin Anthony Radziwill in FX’s Love Story, pictured in Monaco. Photos: @erichbergen/Instagram
United States

OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dead at 43 after cancer battle

Radvinsky built a multibillion-dollar fortune as his adult content platform surged in popularity.

Science

Chinese scientists use E coli to fight breast tumours from within in mice study

The targeted cancer therapy using bacteria could be much less toxic than traditional treatments, research team says in paper.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong cancer patient dies 3 weeks after incorrect opening in abdomen

Tseung Kwan O Hospital investigating death of 85-year-old patient with transverse colon cancer, who received stoma surgery on February 7.

Tseung Kwan O Hospital only disclosed the incident after media inquiries. Photo: Winson Wong
Science

Biomedicine | China AI boosts cancer screening, rare disease diagnosis

Artificial intelligence is among new technologies being used in China in patient-specific healthcare, known as personalised or precision medicine.

China AI boosts cancer screening, rare disease diagnosis
Wellness

Is magnetic heating technology a new weapon in the fight against cancer?

America’s Mayo Clinic is testing Israeli technology that targets solid tumours with fast-rising heat in a process it calls hyperthermia.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Jackson White’s mother, Katey Sagal, who’s also in Hulu’s Tell Me Lies

White – who stars in the Hulu show with Grace Van Patten – just opened up about his family life on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast.

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Wellness

How the cancer that killed James Van Der Beek is threatening more under-50s

No one knows what is causing the rise in colorectal cancer cases in younger adults. Here are the symptoms and who is most at risk.

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Fame and celebrity

Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek dead at 48

The actor, who played Dawson Leery in the 1990s teen drama, had battled colorectal cancer.

James Van Der Beek in May 2025. Photo: TNS
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Patients given more hope as study finds best time for lung cancer treatment

‘Highly encouraging’ results uncovered after immunochemotherapy administered at different times in two groups of patients.

Wellness

What is cancer ‘prehab’? How patients are getting a head start in recovery

On World Cancer Day on February 4, we look at how cancer prehabilitation helps patients recover more quickly and better handle treatment.

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Wellness

For these Hongkongers, walking isn’t just exercise – it’s therapy

For cancer survivors, walking is one of the most accessible and sustainable forms of rehabilitation we learn on World Cancer Day.

The Exploring Dogs group on a walk through Tai Tong, Hong Kong, in December, 2025. Founder Stephanie Lown says being outdoors in the fresh air can help ground you and give you a fresh perspective. Photo: Instagram/exploringdogs
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong minister Erick Tsang resigns, reveals prostate cancer fears

City leader John Lee dismisses speculation about more principal official departures, says his cabinet ‘shares his philosophy’ and has met expectations.

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Wellness

How a vegan diet can help prevent and manage cancer, and the foods to focus on

Experts talk about the links between diet and disease and why one of the best reasons to eat a plant-based diet is to help prevent cancer.

Trending in China

China woman with bone cancer grieves loss of family support after mother calls her a ‘burden’

Reflecting on initial diagnosis at 18, Xia shares feelings of being lost and in pain but now strives to ‘spend every day as if it were my last’.

A 23-year-old Chinese woman with bone cancer shared her heartbreak over losing contact with her parents after her diagnosis. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote
Wellness

He had cancer, she had a rare disorder. How two 85-year-olds came out on top

Bob and Fran German share how going vegan changed their lives and helps them keep fit, healthy, full of energy – and sniffle-free.

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Octogenarian YouTubers Bob and Fran German practise qigong in a video. The vegan couple switched to a whole food, plant-based diet years ago because their “lives depended on it”, and now say they feel as fit as ever. Photo: YouTube/AskBobnFran
Wellness

The huge benefits of quitting alcohol, from weight loss to slowing ageing

Ex-drinkers and sobriety experts explain how life is better and healthier without drinking as many attempt the same during Dry January.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong’s biotech hub aim advanced by pacts with national agencies

Deepening cooperation on traditional Chinese medicine and cancer research will help the city play a role in developing more effective and less intrusive treatments.

Obituaries

Scott Adams, Dilbert cartoonist and Trump fan, dead at 68

Ex-wife shares a final message from the artist, whose comic strip lampooned office life and whose career flagged after a racist rant.

Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, talks about his work at his studio in Dublin, California, in October 2006. Photo: AP
Wellness

Why your gut microbiome is so important for health and how to protect it

Bacteria in the gut perform important jobs that help prevent disease, but how to best protect and improve yours? An expert weighs in.

The gut microbiome performs all manner of important jobs, including breaking down fibre and starches, synthesising vitamins and amino acids such as vitamins B and K, and producing short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) that help prevent disease. Photo: Shutterstock
Fame and celebrity

Meet Katherine LaNasa, who plays Dana Evans in medical drama The Pitt

The Emmy winner from the HBO Max show starring Noah Wyle, drew inspiration for her role from a ‘really kick-ass’ aunt and battled cancer right before auditioning.

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Obituaries

Tatiana Schlossberg, journalist and JFK’s granddaughter, dead at 35

Schlossberg, who wrote about her battle with cancer, was critical of her relative Robert F Kennedy Jnr, the US health secretary.

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