A?center providing cancer patients with modern treatment
and supportive therapies opened in Shanghai yesterday.
Established by Hong Kong-based AmMed Cancer Center and Ruijin
Hospital, the Shanghai Ruijin-AmMed Cancer Center has a clinic
providing treatment and a cancer resource branch responsible for
supportive therapy, education and the promotion of a healthy
lifestyle.
It has also established cooperation with Shanghai Cancer
Recovery Club, which will send volunteers to the center to share
personal experiences and medical information.
The center offers free risk analysis based on lifestyle and
medical history.
"Evidence-based medicine shows about 60 percent of cancers have
a close relationship with unhealthy lifestyles," said Isabella
Wong, a center official.
"We want to enhance public awareness about the importance of
regular checkups and the early detection, diagnosis and treatment
of cancer."
(Shanghai Daily November 27, 2007)