COVER STORY•封面專題 2020 UMAGAZINE 22•澳大新語 10 左圖是BRCA1野生型組，右圖是BRCA1缺失組。 Left: The wild-type copy of the BRCA1 gene Right: The defective-type copy of the BRCA1 gene According to GLOBOCAN, in 2018, there were about 18.1 million new cancer cases and 9.6 million cancer deaths worldwide, of which 2.1 million were female breast cancer cases causing 630,000 deaths. Indeed, breast cancer has become the leading cause of cancer death in women. Prof Deng Chuxia, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) and director of its Cancer Centre, and Dr Chen Qiang, a senior instructor in FHS, have uncovered a new mechanism for inhibiting breast cancer metastasis and recurrence, bringing new hope for patients. 全球癌症資料庫（GLOBOCAN）顯示，全球在2018年約有1,810萬癌症 新發病例和960萬癌症死亡病例，當中女性乳腺癌佔210萬例，63萬人死 亡，是威脅女性健康的「頭號殺手」。健康科學學院院長、癌症中心主 任鄧初夏教授和高級導師陳強博士發現了抑制乳腺癌轉移和復發的新機 制，為患者帶來新曙光。 抑制乳腺癌轉移和復發的新機制 A New Mechanism for Inhibiting Breast Cancer Metastasis and Recurrence 文/余偉業‧圖/編輯部，部分由受訪者提供 English Translation / Ruby Chen ‧ Photo / Editorial Board, with some provided by the interviewees
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