Quantifying the indirect impact of the covid-19 pandemic on incidence, mortality, stage shift and care disruptions for major cancers in Hong Kong
Grant Data
Project Title
Quantifying the indirect impact of the covid-19 pandemic on incidence, mortality, stage shift and care disruptions for major cancers in Hong Kong
Principal Investigator
Dr Wong, Oi Ling
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Cowling Benjamin John
(Co-principal investigator)
Professor Lam Kwok Fai
(Co-principal investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
2023-07-01
Amount
989000
Conference Title
Quantifying the indirect impact of the covid-19 pandemic on incidence, mortality, stage shift and care disruptions for major cancers in Hong Kong
Keywords
Cancers, Chinese, COVID-19, Hong Kong
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and Health
Panel
Biology and Medicine (M)
HKU Project Code
20211691
Grant Type
Health and Medical Research Fund 2021
Funding Year
2023
Status
On-going
Objectives
(1) To examine cancer outcomes (incidence, mortality and stage at diagnosis), diagnostic procedures and treatment for main cancer types in HK during COVID-19 pandemic compared to that in pre-pandemic period; and (2) to evaluate consequences of cancer care disruption and to provide recommendations on any type of service improvement for consideration in HK