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Cancer in Hong Kong: Measures that could be Take to Reduce the Death Rate .

Cancer in Hong Kong: Measures that could be Take to Reduce the Death Rate. Welcome to my Presenation Name: John Chan Studying: BSc in radiograph Background Topic Overview. Hong Kong: Most Common Cancers and Causes of Cancer.

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Cancer in Hong Kong: Measures that could be Take to Reduce the Death Rate .

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  1. Cancer in Hong Kong: Measures that could be Take to Reduce the Death Rate. • Welcome to my Presenation • Name: John Chan • Studying: BSc in radiograph • Background • Topic • Overview

  2. Hong Kong: Most Common Cancers and Causes of Cancer. Source: Hong Kong Cancer Registry, Hospital Authority. (2005). Cancer Statistics. Retrieved November 1 2005, from http://www3.ha.org.hk/cancereg/

  3. Control of Advertising of Cigarete Products • Hong Kong data • 1982 initial limits on tobacco use • In 1990 tobacco advertising on broadcast media was prohibited • and later billboard bans were instituted • Most recently, the Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance (Cap. 371) regulations included bans of print media advertisements in 1997, effective December 1999 • The current restrictions exempt point of sale advertising. • None the less, tobacco companies continue to promote brand awareness principally via sports sponsorship and branded clothing and music. Source: Fielding, R., Chee, Y.Y., Choi, K.M., Chu, T.K., Kato, K., Lam, S.K., Sin, K.L., Tang, K.T., Wong, H.M. & Wong, K.M. (2004). Declines in tobacco brand recognition and ever-smoking rates among young children following restrictions on tobacco advertisements in Hong Kong. Journal of Public Health. 26(1), 24-30.

  4. Concllusion • Let me conclude by summarising the main points of my presentation. • Cancer causes a quarterof all deaths in Hong Kong, and lung cancer, which is chiefly caused by smoking, causes one third of all deaths. • To counter this, 3 measures have been proposed. • Of these, further restrictions on the promotion of tobacco brands, and greater limits on where people can smoke are recommended. • Regarding the third measure, increased taxation of cigarettes, I BELIEVE THE PRESENT LEVELS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED, BUT NOT INCREASED!!!!!!!! ;- (

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