Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme

According to the data from the Department of Health website, Colorectal cancer is one of the commonest cancers in Hong Kong. In 2020, there were 5,087 newly registered cases, more than 90% of which occurred in patients 50 years of age or older. Of all fatal cancers in Hong Kong, colorectal cancer is ranked second. In 2021, a total number of 2,298 people died of the cancer.

CUHK Medical Centre is now providing the Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme. The Government fully subsidises asymptomatic Hong Kong residents aged between 50 and 75, no co-payment fee is needed. Participants will first take a Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) that can detect small amounts of blood in stool, even if they are invisible to the naked eye. If there is blood, colonoscopy will be arranged to remove polyps, if any, to prevent them from developing into cancer.

For more information on the Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme, you may refer to the below website:
https://www.colonscreen.gov.hk/en/public/index.html

To join the Programme, eligible persons should fulfil the following criteria:

Aged between 50 and 75
Hold a Hong Kong Identity Card^#or or Certificate of Exemption
Registered in the Electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHRSS)
(please visit www.ehealth.gov.hk for details)
Do not have symptoms of colorectal cancer, higher colorectal cancer risk, or screening/examination for colorectal cancer within a specified period* (To learn more, please click here)

　You may NOT enrol in the Programme if you have

Record of receiving colonoscopy within the past 10 years with normal result
Record of receiving flexible sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years with normal result
Record of receiving FOBT within the past 2 years with normal result
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^#Except those who obtained their Hong Kong Identity Card by virtue of a previous permission to land or remain in Hong Kong granted to them and such permission has expired or ceased to be valid

^*The primary care doctors will personally meet the prospective participants so as to assess their medical fitness for joining the Programme

Our medical team will understand the health conditions of the participants and review their relevant medical history to exclude the aforementioned conditions before enrolling the participants into the Programme. It is hoped that eligible persons can understand and co-operate. We will not provide relevant service who are not suitable or not necessary to enrol in the programme. Please call our Wellness Centre for enquiries (Tel: 3946 6199).

Enquiry: 3946 6188

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