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Overview on prevalent cancers in Hong Kong

Harpal Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of Cancer Research UK, spoke at Asia Society Hong Kong Center on November 13, 2013
Harpal Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of Cancer Research UK, with a group of students from Sha Tin Government Secondary School at Asia Society Hong Kong Center on November 13, 2013
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HONG KONG, November 15, 2013 – Cancer takes away lives of around 13,200 people in Hong Kong every year. With up-to-date medical technology, some cancers are more preventable or treatable than the others. Harpal Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of Cancer Research UK, a pioneer cancer research institution, provided an overview on prevalent cancers in Hong Kong and the region.


Among the audience were students from Sha Tin Government Secondary School.