The government says that it will launch a lung cancer screening programme for local residents later this year.
Kuok Cheong U, a deputy director of the Health Bureau (SSM), made the remarks while speaking to reporters in Iao Hon Market Park on Saturday on the sidelines of an event organised by the Macau Association of Friends of Charity – a support group for cancer patients – to promote anti-cancer information.
SSM Director Lei Chin Ion told the legislature last month that the government would study the possible launching of a lung cancer screening programme this year. The health chief said at that time that computerised axial tomography scans (commonly known as a CT scan) will be used for the proposed lung cancer screening programme, adding that the method is relatively easy and effective.
Health Bureau (SSM) Deputy Director Kuok Cheong U, who also heads the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital, speaks to reporters in Iao Hon Market Park on Saturday. Courtesy: TDM
