結直腸癌(俗稱大腸癌)是香港常見的一種癌症。在2018年，香港的大腸癌新症共有5 634宗，佔全港癌症新症總數的16.6%，即每十萬人口中即有75.6宗新增大腸癌個案[1]。隨著臨床醫學技術的進步，如果及早發現早期的大腸癌，可以大大提高根治的機會。第一期及第二期大腸癌患者的五年相對存活率甚高，分別為96%及87%[2]。


香港大學得到賽馬會慈善信託基金的捐助，開展了「賽馬會大腸癌預防及篩查計劃」及成立了香港大學內視鏡中心，為大腸癌高風險家族群成員進行臨床研究。透過臨床醫學研究，包括基因及微生物群的分析研究，內視鏡中心希望藉此找出大腸癌的成因及高危因素，幫助市民進一步認識大腸癌。

資料來源：
[1] 醫管局香港癌症資料中心
      https://www3.ha.org.hk/cancereg/tc/

[2] 香港特別行政區政府 網上癌症資源中心
      https://www.cancer.gov.hk/tc/hong_kong_cancer/common_cancers_in_hong_kong/colorectal_cancer.html

Cancer of the colon and rectum (also known as colorectal cancer) is the most common cancer in Hong Kong. In 2018, there were 5,634 new cases of colorectal cancer in Hong Kong, accounting for 16.6% of the total number of new cancer cases in Hong Kong, which is 75.6 new cases of colorectal cancer per 100,000 population^[1]. With the advancement in clinical technology, the early detection of colorectal cancer could significantly improve treatment success. The five-year relative survival rate of patients with stage 1 and stage 2 colorectal cancer is very high, 96% and 87%, respectively^[2].

With the donation from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) launched the "Jockey Club Colon Cancer Prevention and Screening Program" and established the HKU Endoscopy Center to conduct clinical research for members of high-risk families with colorectal cancer. Through clinical research, including genetic and microbiota analysis, the Endoscopy Center hopes to find out the causes and high-risk factors of colorectal cancer and help the public to understand colorectal cancer further.

Source:

[1] Hong Kong Cancer Registry, Hospital Authority
      https://www3.ha.org.hk/cancereg/tc/

[2] Cancer Online Resource Hub, HKSAR 
      https://www.cancer.gov.hk/en/hong_kong_cancer/common_cancers_in_hong_kong/colorectal_cancer.html