Revealing epidemiological and demographic contributions to future cancer burden through exploring and projecting recent trends in important cancers in Hong Kong


Grant Data
Project Title
Revealing epidemiological and demographic contributions to future cancer burden through exploring and projecting recent trends in important cancers in Hong Kong
Principal Investigator
Dr Wong, Oi Ling   (Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Cowling Benjamin John   (Co-Investigator)
Dr Lam Kwok Fai   (Co-Investigator)
Duration
18
Start Date
2019-09-01
Amount
758548
Conference Title
Revealing epidemiological and demographic contributions to future cancer burden through exploring and projecting recent trends in important cancers in Hong Kong
Presentation Title
Keywords
burden, cancer, contributions, demographic, epidemiological, Revealing
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and Health
HKU Project Code
16172911
Grant Type
Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Funding Year
2018
Status
Completed
Objectives
To evaluate the disease burden due to important cancers in men and women in Hong Kong and to make new forecasts of the cancer incidence in Hong Kong until 2030