1. Lung Cancer One in every five new cancer cases in 2002 One third of all cancer deaths Nine deaths every day in Hong Kong

2. Lung Cancer in Hong Kong: Measures that Could be Taken to Reduce the Death Rate By Chan Tai Man Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Radiography (Programme Code: 3612 / Year 1) 1 December 2005

3. Control of Cigarette Advertising 1982: First restrictions 1990: Banned on TV 1999: Banned in Print Media Point of sale advertising still exempted

4. Statistics 30.69.5%2076Breast3 31.39.7%2127Colon2 58.118.0%3941Lung1 Incidence rate Relative frequency New cases SiteRank Table 1: Three Most Common Cancers for Both Sexes in 2002 Source: Hong Kong Cancer Registry, Hospital Authority. (2005). Cancer Statistics. Retrieved November 1 2005, from http://www3.ha.org.hk/cancereg/

5. Lung Cancer Source: Tobacco Facts. (2005). Retrieved December 6 2005, from http://www.tobacco-facts.info/images/chest_x-ray_lung-cancer.jpg Figure 1: An X-Ray Showing Lung Cancer

6. Conclusion 25% of all deaths caused by cancer 1/3 caused by lung cancer

7. Recommendations Further restrict tobacco promotion Further limit smoking areas Increase cigarette prices

8. Question & Answer Session