After being diagnosed with rectal cancer in 2014, Taiwanese artist Yu Yuan-chi fought tenaciously against the disease for eight years. Unfortunately, she passed away on Aug. 21 at the age of 39.
Colorectal cancer is common cancer. In recent years, a number of Hong Kong and Taiwan celebrities have died of rectal cancer, among them Hong Kong artists Tony Kwong Chor-fai, David Lo Dai-wai, and Taiwanese artist Chu Ko-liang.
To prevent colorectal cancer, apart from regular colonoscopy, having a good diet, plus regular exercise routines can also be counted as additional valuable health tips.
According to the 2019 cancer statistics recently released by the Hospital Authority (HA), colorectal cancer ranks second as the most common cancer case in Hong Kong, just after lung cancer. In 2019, 4,033 people died of it….