Professional Experience in Medical Insurance and Healthcare Services

With over 50 years of professional experience in medical insurance and health care services, Blue Cross is proud to offer you a series of health care programmes to help you better understand your own health conditions and strives to enhance the importance of preventive care

Detailed Report Interpretation

All laboratory tests are conducted by professional laboratory technicians, and the medical results will be verified and interpreted by registered doctor in detail

Special Discount for Insured Members

A special discount is now offering to all Blue Cross members¹ and their family members. Act now and join our Preventive Care Programmes to better protect yourself and your family

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To enjoy discount rate, members are required to provide their policy number in the application form

General Information

Is Cancer Screening Necessary?

Blue Cross Cancer Screening Programme is one of Blue Cross Health Care Options series of programmes designed to provide members with professional cancer screening services. Cancer among all other diseases has been the number one killer in Hong Kong since the 1960s. One in three deaths in Hong Kong is due to cancer. The best way to protect yourself against cancer is to have a healthy lifestyle, early detection and timely treatment, thus regular screening is highly recommended

Who Needs Cancer Screening?

Cancer patients are becoming younger. We recommend every individual should undertake regular cancer screenings. If any of your immediate family member(s) has cancer, you will have a high risk contracting cancer and should undertake cancer screening regularly. Besides regular cancer screening, we also provide tailor-made cancer screening programmes for male and female. In addition, we have specially designed plans which are suitable for female at different age groups and all female cancer screening programmes are conducted by female doctors

The Most Common Cancers in Hong Kong

Among all, colorectum cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer and liver cancer are the most common cancers in Hong Kong.
- Lung Cancer
  
  Lung cancer is the first most common cancer in Hong Kong. In 2019, a total of 4,033 people died of lung cancer (2,651 men and 1,382 women respectively), being the No. 1 killer of cancer cases in Hong Kong. There are more males are affected by lung cancer than females, with a ratio of 1.9 to 1.
- Colorectum Cancer
  
  With the changes in lifestyles and eating habits, the number of cases of colorectal cancer has increased in recent years and has become the second common cancer in Hong Kong. According to the latest Hong Kong Cancer Registry statistics, there were 5,556 new cases of colorectal cancer in 2019 and 2,174 people died in the same year.
- Breast Cancer
  
  Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Hong Kong and ranks third among all cancers. The latest information shows that there were more than 4,793 new cases of breast cancer in Hong Kong and a total of 859 women died of this disease in 2019. In 2019, there were about 737 new breast cancers in situ. Breast carcinoma in situ is non-invasive and early stage of breast cancer. The earlier breast cancer is diagnosed and treated, the better the chance of recovery.
- Prostate Cancer
  
  Prostate cancer is the fourth most common cancer in Hong Kong. The number of new cases of prostate cancer in Hong Kong has increased by 70.6% in the past decade, from 1,484 in 2009 to 2,532 in 2019. The median age of patients with prostate cancer is 70 years old. The early symptoms are very similar to those of prostate hypertrophy, diagnostic investigation is required before appropriate treatment by a doctor.
- Liver Cancer
  
  Among the most common cancers in Hong Kong, liver cancer ranks fifth and is the No. 3 cancer killer in Hong Kong. In 2019, there were 1,876 new cases and 1,530 deaths according to the statistics. The number of liver cancer patients in male population was significantly higher than that of females, and the ratio was 3.4 to 1. The number of new cases maintained at a steady level in the past few years.
Source: Hong Kong Cancer Registry, Hospital Authority, 2019

Notes:

1.		The above information is for reference only. Please refer to policy for the exact terms and conditions and the full list of policy exclusions.
2.		Should there be any discrepancy between the English and the Chinese versions of the above information, the English version shall apply and prevail.
3.		This marketing material is for distribution in Hong Kong only. The distribution of this marketing material is not and shall not be construed as an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy or a provision of any insurance product outside Hong Kong.
4.		Blue Cross (Asia-Pacific) Insurance Limited is a subsidiary of AIA Group Limited. It is not affiliated with or related in any way to Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association or any of its affiliates or licensees.