Scientific Research and Reporting

Policies and Strategies

Our organization is committed to promoting scientific research and research related to AYA cancer to provide better support to patients and survivors. We hope to better understand their difficulties and needs through surveys, in-depth interviews, literature reviews and data analysis.

The following are our primary research objectives:

Providing demographic insights of AYA cancer
Understanding the short- and long-term impacts of cancer treatment on AYAs
Assessing the impacts of cancer on young people’s lives (including physical and mental health, social life, relationships with family, etc.)
Identifying difficulties in education, career, and family planning
Examining the impact of cancer on family planning, intimate relatinships, and sex life
Social support, resources, and information tailored to young people living with cancer

We plan to use survey and research results to help us better understand the needs of AYA cancer patients and provide targeted support and resources. Updates on our research will be shared regularly. For further inquiries, please contact us.

"Long-term Compliations and Psyhcosocial Patterns of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients - the Hong Kong Experience" - Survey

Our research team is a collaboration between Polytechnic University, Hong Kong University, Queen Mary Hospital and Children's Hospital. Together we launched the first ever research project that focuses on Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients' psychosocial patterns. We hope to help he society better understand the needs of AYA cancer patients and in turn provide targeted support and resources for them.

If you were diagnosed with cancer between the ages 15 to 39, and had received treatment in Hong Kong, we sincerely invite you to complete the following survey, and help contribute our understanding of AYA cancer patients.

Link to survey:

https://hkpuhealthandsocial.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ehQcfBdPXTgnkP4