Clinical Services
Clinical Oncology
Introduction
The Department of Clinical Oncology in Queen Elizabeth Hospital has been relocated to Block R since 1996. It is a 15-storey purposely- built building. Our department provides radiotherapy treatment, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, in-patient care, out-patient care and palliative care services to cancer patients living in Central Kowloon region. Workload of our department accounts for around 25% of the total workload of the 6 clinical oncology centres of the Hospital Authority. Two new Linear Accelerators have been installed in the Ambulatory Care Centre Extension Block (Block T) since 2017 for meeting the growing service demand.
Services & Facilities
| Out-patient Service | 3 floors of out-patient clinics area、facilities for Combined Specialties Clinic/ Conference |
| In-patient Service | 3 in-patient wards, 1 bone marrow transplantation unit, 1 purposely-built ward for brachytherapy treatment including a Standard Operating Theatre |
| Radiotherapy Treatment Service | 7 linear accelerators, 1 TomoTherapy system, 1 high dose-rate (HDR) remote afterloading brachytherapy device, 2 CT Simulators, 1 X-Ray Simulator, and Stereotactic Radiotherapy system |
| Chemotherapy Service | 1 Chemotherapy Day Centre |
| Hospice & Palliative Service | Li Ka Shing Foundation Hospice Service Programme – Hospice Centre |
Other Services
| Hong Kong Cancer Registry | to provide cancer incidence database and statistical information for education and research purpose |
| Cancer Research Laboratory | to conduct translational cancer research |
| Medical Social Services Unit | to provide counseling services or offer financial / material assistance to patients and their family |
| Cancer Patient Resource Centre | to support patients and their families by providing psychological support and counseling services, holding educational talks / workshops, developing patient support groups / volunteering service, providing cancer information, offering rehabilitation appliances loan services, etc. |
Location
| Radiotherapy Division | G/F, Block R; Basement, Block J; 2/F, Block T |
| Chemotherapy Day Centre | 1/F, Block R |
| Hong Kong Cancer Registry | 1/F, Block R |
| Operating Theatre for Brachytherapy Radiotherapy | 2/F, Block R |
| Treatment Planning and Mould Lab | 3/F, Block R |
| Out-patient Department | 4/F, 5/F & 6/F, Block R |
| Combined Clinics | 5/F & 6/F, Block R |
| Cancer Patient Resource Centre | Room 601, 6/F, Block R |
| Medical Social Services Unit | Room 613, 6/F, Block R |
| Ward | 2/F, 7/F & 8/F, Block R |
| Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit | 9/F, Block R |
| Cancer Research Laboratory | 13/F, Block R |
Contact Number & Service Hours
| Monday - Friday | ||
|---|---|---|
| Enquiry - New Case Booking - Follow-up Appointment |
3506 5326 3506 5564 / 3506 5333 |
9:00am – 5:45pm 9:00am –1:00pm and 2:00pm –5:45pm |
| Radiotherapy Division | 3506 6105 | 8:50am –1:00pm and 2:00pm – 5:33pm |
| Cancer Patient Resource Centre | 3506 5393 | 10:00am – 6:00pm |