腫瘤學
多發性骨髓瘤
多發性骨髓瘤是一種有關骨髓細胞的癌症,其病因是白血球細胞不受控制地增生,導致健康的血液細胞短缺。若未有接受治療,患者可能會出現疲憊、貧血及腎功能問題。
肺癌
肺癌是香港第二大常見癌症。 2018年肺癌新症個案5 252宗,佔癌症新病例總數的15.4%。 男女病例約為1.6比1。5,6
肺癌也是香港整體癌症死亡的主因。在2018 年,共有 3853 人死於這種疾病,佔所有癌症死亡人數的四分之一以上。7大約 80% 至 85% 的肺癌屬於非小細胞肺癌 (NSCLC) 8,其通常在癌細胞轉移後才被確診出來9。 因此,及早檢測對於幫助降低該類肺癌發病率至關重要。
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