How early screening saved Hong Kong woman from her family’s liver cancer fate
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Ms Lam, a Hong Kong woman with a family history of liver cancer, had known she carried the hepatitis B virus since her twenties and managed it with regular check-ups. Her mother and grandmother died from liver cancer, with her mother diagnosed only at a late stage. The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted Ms Lam's routine screenings, but upon resuming them, early detection likely saved her life, highlighting the importance of regular screening for at-risk individuals.
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Ms Lam carried hepatitis B and had regular check-ups since her twenties.
Ms Lam's regular check-ups were disrupted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Ms Lam's mother and grandmother died of liver cancer.
South China Morning Post- Ms Lam carried hepatitis B and had regular check-ups since her twenties.
- Her mother was asymptomatic until late-stage diagnosis, with no surgical option.
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Loaded language removedHongkonger Ms Lam has long known she is carrying a ticking time bomb after her mother and grandmother died of liver cancer. Her mother was completely asymptomatic until a late-stage diagnosis left no option for surgery. “I knew I carried the hepatitis B virus when I was in my twenties and had since then undergone regular health check-ups to manage the bomb,” the woman in her fifties recalled.
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Ms Lam's mother and grandmother died of liver cancer.
South China Morning PostMs Lam's mother was asymptomatic until diagnosed at a late stage, leaving no option for surgery.
South China Morning PostMs Lam discovered she carried the hepatitis B virus in her twenties.
South China Morning PostMs Lam underwent regular health check-ups to manage her hepatitis B risk.
South China Morning PostMs Lam's regular check-ups were disrupted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
South China Morning PostMs Lam returned for a check-up after the pandemic disruption, leading to early detection.
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