With the increasing prevalence of cancer in Hong Kong, more and more people are confronting the disease and receiving different types of treatments, including maintenance or prophylactic therapy. The pathway of rehabilitation of cancer survivors could be challenging because of the change of health status, lifestyle, career aspiration or family position. Indeed, the physical symptoms and emotional concerns may present significant barriers to good rehabilitation.
As such and supported by Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong has established the Jockey Club Institute of Cancer Care (JCICC), with the aim of providing comprehensive symptom relief and psychosocial support and survivorship care for cancer patients, their families and caregivers through state-of-the-art professional service and community resources referral.
JCICC provides services under its pilot scheme, “Jockey Club Integrated Psychosocial Cancer Care Service”, in evidence-based symptom assessment and management, on-site psychoeducation and therapeutic intervention, and professional training support to cancer care providers. JCICC advocates psychosocial cancer care as basic human right. Hence, psychosocial cancer care should be incorporated into routine cancer care.
