{
  "id": 9517686,
  "title": "Hong Kong reports more than 40% drop in cancer-related death rate over 30 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/hong-kong-reports-more-than-40-drop-in-cancer-related-death-rate-over-9517686",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-24T07:34:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3368624/hong-kong-reports-more-40-drop-cancer-related-death-rate-over-30-years"
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  "summary": "Hong Kong has cut its rate of cancer-related deaths by more than 40 per cent over the past three decades, the health minister said, as the city’s leader renewed his pledge to make it a hub for medical innovation. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau outlined the city’s progress in cancer control at the World Cancer Congress, which is being held in Hong Kong for the first time. Citing figures from…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Hong Kong reports more than 40% drop in cancer-related death rate over 30 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/hong-kong-reports-more-than-40-drop-in-cancer-related-death-rate-over",
        "published": "2026-09-24T07:34:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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