PANG Ka Wei, JanetJanetPANG Ka Wei2017-07-272017-07-272015-04-10In Proceedings of First International Conference on Linguistics and Language Studies, ICLLS 2015 (p. 180-199).http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/4275Cancer is never a mere illness but also a cultural phenomenon entangled with discourses of power and resistance. Having been bombarded by the widely circulated metaphors of breast cancer as “a killer” from the mass media, medical authorities and awareness campaigns, women who are diagnosed with breast cancer might see themselves as being handed down a haunting death sentence. These women will often be “enlisted” to join this “battle”, fighting breast cancer with the “help” of the institutionalized biomedical treatments. Notable works by Susan Sontag and Jackie Stacey offer insightful critiques on the politics of cancer, how cancer is metaphorized, experienced and treated. Inspired by Sontag and Stacey, this paper hopes to offer a critical review on how cancer, particularly breast cancer, is metaphorized in Hong Kong, as well as discern their implications and weights that may in turn bring impact to Chinese women experiencing breast cancer.enCancerBreast CancerMetaphorsConference Paper