{"id":914743,"date":"2026-07-05T19:28:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/914743\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T19:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:28:31","slug":"can-you-get-cancer-hong-kong-doctors-say-it-takes-more-than-1-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/914743\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you get cancer? Hong Kong doctors say it takes more than 1 mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the final instalment of a six-part <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/hong-kong\/health-environment\/series\/3355467\/confronting-cancer-hong-kong?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">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<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">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<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">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<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\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<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">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<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Hutchins says he was just 30 when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Photo: Jonathan Wong\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/57bc8b73-69cb-47f3-8c16-8c5591180b31_c18dba47.jpg\" title=\"Tom Hutchins says he was just 30 when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Photo: Jonathan Wong\"\/>Tom Hutchins says he was just 30 when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Photo: Jonathan Wong<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">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&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":914744,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[11],"tags":[369732,146579,235,74006,12756,210,8464,103183,270278,155556,369730,188297,328195,369728,67,132,369729,68,369731],"class_list":["post-914743","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-liver-cancer","tag-lynch-syndrome","tag-mammograms","tag-pap-smears","tag-testicular-cancer","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-university-of-hong-kong-shenzhen-hospital","tag-us","tag-world-cancer-research-fund"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116869026910250506","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=914743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/914744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=914743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=914743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=914743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}