{"id":534167,"date":"2026-07-05T12:27:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T12:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/534167\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T12:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T12:27:14","slug":"can-you-get-cancer-hong-kong-doctors-say-it-takes-more-than-1-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/534167\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you get cancer? Hong Kong doctors say it takes more than 1 mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the final instalment of a six-part Health Matters wellness series<\/a> on cancer in Hong Kong, Anthea Rowan explores how genetics, lifestyle and chance intersect in cancer risk and why early detection matters.<\/p>\n

Tom Hutchins did not find a lump. What he noticed instead \u2013 a tiny, almost imperceptible dot \u2013 was enough to change his life.<\/p>\n

The Hong Kong-based business director, who has lived in the city for a decade, was just 30 when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He first spotted something unusual during a routine check in the shower.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot even a lump, really. More like a dot,\u201d Hutchins recalled, saying it was his girlfriend who urged him to see a doctor immediately.<\/p>\n

At his first appointment, the doctor outlined the possible next steps if the speck proved to be malignant. That early clarity helped later: when the diagnosis came, Hutchins already knew what to expect, softening the shock.<\/p>\n

\"TomTom Hutchins says he was just 30 when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Photo: Jonathan Wong<\/p>\n

While testicular cancer is relatively rare overall, it is the most common cancer affecting men aged 15 to 35. Early warning signs often include a painless lump, swelling, or a feeling of heaviness in one testicle. Some men experience a dull ache in the lower abdomen, groin or scrotum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the final instalment of a six-part Health Matters wellness series on cancer in Hong Kong, Anthea Rowan…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":534168,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[227126,93892,258,19587,5799,103,240,44541,227123,61,60,14795,126667,29776,227125,184742,227122,227124],"class_list":["post-534167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-anthea-rowan","tag-brca","tag-cancer","tag-cervical-cancer","tag-chemotherapy","tag-health","tag-hong-kong","tag-hpv","tag-hutchins","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-liver-cancer","tag-lynch-syndrome","tag-mammograms","tag-pap-smears","tag-testicular-cancer","tag-university-of-hong-kong-shenzhen-hospital","tag-world-cancer-research-fund"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}