‘Cancer saved me’: Hong Kong survivor finds new purpose ahead of canoe challenge

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Hong Kong resident Raymond Lo Shu-yuen says surviving stage-four liver cancer changed his approach to work, diet, exercise and ageing. Now 75, he is preparing for a canoe challenge and describes the illness as giving him a renewed purpose.

Thirty-one years ago, Hongkonger Raymond Lo Shu-yuen was diagnosed with stage four liver cancer and had a quarter of the organ removed. Now 75, Lo said the illness, despite its physical and mental toll, had taught him invaluable lessons about ageing, health and making the most of life. “I can say that the cancer itself saved me,” he said. “Why? If I did not have this illness, I would not have changed my past lifestyle such as working hard like a dog, eating a lot of junk food, doing no exercise...