Registration Link: For HKU Students / For Other HKU members

MH Conversations and Connections Series – NGO Sharing Session

Cancer in Your 20s: Navigating Life When Everything Stops

Date: April 7, 2025 (Mon)
Time: 12:45-14:15
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, G/F, William Mong Block, 21 Sassoon Road
Target: All HKU members are welcome
Language: Cantonese

Co-organisers:
Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, HKUMed
Youth Cancer Hong Kong

Supporting Organisation:
Hong Kong Student Association of Neuroscience

Registration Link: For HKU Students / For Other HKU members

Abstract:
Your 20s are often described as a time of exploration, growth, and opportunity — a period for launching careers, building relationships, and chasing dreams. But for young people diagnosed with cancer, life comes to an abrupt halt. Instead of planning for the future, they are thrust into a world of hospital visits, treatments, and uncertainty.

This seminar will bring the voices of local Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) cancer survivors (aged 15–39), sharing their powerful stories of resilience and hope. Through these authentic conversations, we’ll explore how cancer impacts every facet of a young person’s life — physically, emotionally, and socially. We’ll also delve into the challenges of navigating a healthcare system that often fails to fully address their unique needs, and discuss how our healthcare profession students can provide better support for their peers in adversity, and for young patients.

Speakers:
Mr Timothy Chan (Founder, Youth Cancer Hong Kong; Testicular cancer survivor)
Ms Audrey Leung, RSW (Chief Service Officer, Youth Cancer Hong Kong; Ewing’s Sarcoma survivor)
Ms Lauren Lau (Lymphoma survivor)
Ms Karen Au (Lymphoma survivor)

Moderator:
Mr Samson Wong (Assistant Lecturer, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, HKUMed)

Welcome to join us!

Enquiry: Please contact Mr Edison Cheng (mehu@hku.hk).