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HOME | Coming Events 2005
Coming Events for 2005
In the forthcoming year, the Registry will continue its scope of activities in the following areas:
Educational activities for the Registry Members
We plan to organize health talks and stress reduction workshops for our Registry members. These activities will serve to educate our members and help them to deal with their stress.
Educational activities for the public
We shall continue with our commitment in raising awareness and educating the public on issues regarding hereditary colorectal cancer as well as colorectal cancer in general. In the coming year, we aim to disseminate useful information to the public so that people can avoid environmental risk factors in their everyday life. We hope that, with these efforts, the overall incidence of colorectal cancer will be decreased in the future years to come.
Educational activities for the medical profession
We shall continue our work in delivering lectures and papers in both local and overseas meetings organized by various scientific and medical societies. Through these presentations, we can disseminate result of our research work and to increase the medical profession’s awareness on hereditary colorectal cancer and large bowel cancer in general.
Genetic study
As in the past, the genetic diagnostic laboratory will continue to contribute useful scientific data towards hereditary colorectal cancer and colorectal cancer in general to the global scientific community. As highlighted above, we have recently identified an old founder mutation in the southern Chinese. These data have important implications for Chinese communities world-wide. In fact, we have gathered some more important data, which we shall present at international conferences in 2005.
Psychosocial study
The group on psychosocial research has been making steady progress in its various studies and will continue to do so in the year to come. In 2005, the group will extend its collaboration with Dr. Lee Wai Yung at the Family Institute of The University of Hong Kong to conduct psychological intervention research programme for Chinese hereditary colorectal cancer families in Hong Kong. To the best of our knowledge, our intervention programme will be unique in the medical field. We look forward to successful conduct of the programme in the coming few years.
末來動向:
〔1〕為了使大家對有機飲食有更多的認識,資料庫將於2003年3月22日(星期六)舉辦一個「有機飲食」講座。已報名的FAP及 HNPCC會員,請準時出席。
〔2〕如你想於忙碌的生活中能舒展身心,親親大自然,請踴躍參予2003年8月24日(星期日)之西貢保良局北潭涌渡假營活動,詳情請參閱今期會訊。由於名額有限,請FAP及HNPCC家庭盡快填好回條,並寄回或傳真給陳美嬋小姐,以便安排有關事宜。
〔3〕FAP互助小組2003年會員聚會暨笫三屆互助小組執委會選舉將於7月26日(星期六)舉行,請各會員準時出席及踴躍投票。
〔4〕資料庫將於十月下旬與瑪麗醫院癌症輔導及支援服務合辦一個「塗鴉 –藝術成長工作坊」,詳情將容後公佈。
〔5〕第八屆香港癌症基金會慈善步行將於十一月初舉行,有興趣參加的會員,請密切留意下期會訊或有關通告。
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