Professor Kwun Fong
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Kwun Fong

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Background

Kwun is a Thoracic and Sleep Physician at The Prince Charles Hospital and University of Queensland Thoracic Research Centre (UQTRC). His research interests are focussed on making and translating research discoveries to improving outcomes and the health of people who are affected by lung disease particularly lung cancer screening/early detection and biomarkers. The UQTRC is also passionate at enabling productive collaborations to maximise research impact and scale with contributions to The Cancer Genome Atlas Project, Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG), IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project and others.

Availability

Professor Kwun Fong is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Clinical sciences Oncology and carcinogenesis

Research impacts

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in Australia and globally. The prevention, early detection/screening and optimal management of lung cancer will help address the huge burden from lung cancer, enabled by high impact research and addressing stigma and nihilism and the health disparities that exist.

The team at The Prince Charles Hospital and University of Queensland Thoracic Research Centre are passionate, focussed and internationally recognised, leading clinical research in lung cancer in Australia. They are very pleased and privileged to work with patients, families / carers and consumers to make a difference in this awful disease.

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438 works between 1986 and 2025
All (438) Journal Article (292) Book Chapter (17) Conference Publication (121) Other Outputs (7) Edited Outputs (1)

1 - 20 of 438 works

2025

Journal Article

Lung Cancer Screening Participation Among Indigenous Peoples Worldwide: A Systematic Review of Challenges and Opportunities

Belachew, Sewunet Admasu, Bizuayehu, Habtamu Mellie, Diaz, Abbey, Jahan, Shafkat, Crengle, Sue, Fong, Kwun and Garvey, Gail (2025). Lung Cancer Screening Participation Among Indigenous Peoples Worldwide: A Systematic Review of Challenges and Opportunities. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 36 (2) e70001, 1-19. doi: 10.1002/hpja.70001

Lung Cancer Screening Participation Among Indigenous Peoples Worldwide: A Systematic Review of Challenges and Opportunities

2025

Journal Article

Lung Cancer Screening and Incidental Findings: A Research Agenda. An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement

Henderson, Louise M, Kim, Roger Y., Tanner, Nichole T, Tsai, Emily B., Begnaud, Abbie, Dako, Farouk, Gieske, Michael, Kallianos, Kimberly, Richman, Ilana, Sakoda, Lori C, Schwartz, Ronald G, Yeboah, Joseph, Fong, Kwun M, Lam, Stephen, Lee, Pyng, Pasquinelli, Mary, Smith, Robert A., Triplette, Matthew, Tanoue, Lynn T. and Rivera, M. Patricia (2025). Lung Cancer Screening and Incidental Findings: A Research Agenda. An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 211 (3), 436-451. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202501-0011st

Lung Cancer Screening and Incidental Findings: A Research Agenda. An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement

2025

Conference Publication

Making the quantification of asbestos bodies in lung parenchyma more efficient: automatically annotating locations of interest

Jaffrey, Daniel P., Zahra, Caeli J., Stephens, Edward K. H., Guayco Sigcha, Jazmin M., Martins, Maria, Goldsworthy, Anita, Bowman, Rayleen, Duhig, Edwina E., Fong, Kwun M., Yang, Ian A. and Chee, Tian Mun (2025). Making the quantification of asbestos bodies in lung parenchyma more efficient: automatically annotating locations of interest. Pathology Update 2025, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-23 February 2025. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2024.12.227

Making the quantification of asbestos bodies in lung parenchyma more efficient: automatically annotating locations of interest

2024

Conference Publication

Improving Lung Cancer Risk Prediction in Asbestos Exposed Individuals: An Ensemble Approach

Kumarasamy, C., Betts, K., Norman, R., McWilliams, A., Stone, E., Lam, D.C.-L., Manser, R., Fogarty, P., Marshall, H., Lam, S., Tammemägi, M.C., Fong, K.M., Atkar-Khattra, S. and Brims, F. (2024). Improving Lung Cancer Risk Prediction in Asbestos Exposed Individuals: An Ensemble Approach. 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer, San Diego, CA United States, 7-10 September 2024. New York, NY United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.674

Improving Lung Cancer Risk Prediction in Asbestos Exposed Individuals: An Ensemble Approach

2024

Journal Article

A multiscale 3D network for lung nodule detection using flexible nodule modeling

Song, Wenjia, Tang, Fangfang, Marshall, Henry, Fong, Kwun M. and Liu, Feng (2024). A multiscale 3D network for lung nodule detection using flexible nodule modeling. Medical Physics, 51 (10), 7356-7368. doi: 10.1002/mp.17283

A multiscale 3D network for lung nodule detection using flexible nodule modeling

2024

Conference Publication

Hepatic Steatosis Detected On Low-dose Computed Tomography In High-risk Participants Of A Lung Cancer Screening Program: A Retrospective Observational Study

Bonney, Asha, Chua, Michelle, Pascoe, Diane, McCusker, Mark, Steinfort, Daniel, Sood, Siddharth, Marshall, Henry, Brims, Fraser J., McWilliams, Annette, Stone, Emily, Fogarty, Paul, Lam, Stephen C., Fong, Kwun M. and Manser, Renee (2024). Hepatic Steatosis Detected On Low-dose Computed Tomography In High-risk Participants Of A Lung Cancer Screening Program: A Retrospective Observational Study. CHEST 2024 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA United States, 6-9 October 2024. Glenview, IL United States: American College of Chest Physicians. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.06.2465

Hepatic Steatosis Detected On Low-dose Computed Tomography In High-risk Participants Of A Lung Cancer Screening Program: A Retrospective Observational Study

2024

Conference Publication

Family History is an Independent Predictor of Lung Cancer Detection in Women in a Predominantly Caucasian Screening Cohort

Hu, X., Rofe, C., Fong, K., Marshall, H., Brims, F., McWilliams, A., Manser, R., Fogarty, P., Lam, S., Atkar-Khattra, S., Myers, R., Silverstone, E., Milner, B., Hsu, E. and Stone, E. (2024). Family History is an Independent Predictor of Lung Cancer Detection in Women in a Predominantly Caucasian Screening Cohort. 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer, San Diego, CA United States, 7-10 September 2024. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.673

Family History is an Independent Predictor of Lung Cancer Detection in Women in a Predominantly Caucasian Screening Cohort

2024

Journal Article

Lung cancer screening – time for an update?

Marshall, Henry M. and Fong, Kwun M. (2024). Lung cancer screening – time for an update?. Lung Cancer, 196 107956, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2024.107956

Lung cancer screening – time for an update?

2024

Journal Article

Coronary artery calcification detected on low‐dose computed tomography in high‐risk participants of an Australian lung cancer screening program: A prospective observational study

Bonney, Asha, Chua, Michelle, McCusker, Mark W., Pascoe, Diane, Joshi, Subodh B., Steinfort, Daniel, Marshall, Henry, Silver, Jeremy D., Xie, Cheng, Yang, Sally, Watson, Jack, Fogarty, Paul, Stone, Emily, Brims, Fraser, McWilliams, Annette, Hu, XinXin, Rofe, Christopher, Milner, Brad, Lam, Stephen, Fong, Kwun M. and Manser, Renee (2024). Coronary artery calcification detected on low‐dose computed tomography in high‐risk participants of an Australian lung cancer screening program: A prospective observational study. Respirology, 30 (1), 62-69. doi: 10.1111/resp.14832

Coronary artery calcification detected on low‐dose computed tomography in high‐risk participants of an Australian lung cancer screening program: A prospective observational study

2024

Journal Article

World Lung Day 2024-Clean air and healthy lungs for all

Lam, David C. L., Hasegawa, Yoshinori, Fong, Kwun M. and Yoo, Chul-Gyu (2024). World Lung Day 2024-Clean air and healthy lungs for all. Respirology, 29 (11), 940-941. doi: 10.1111/resp.14829

World Lung Day 2024-Clean air and healthy lungs for all

2024

Journal Article

Tobacco and COPD: presenting the World Health Organization (WHO) Tobacco Knowledge Summary

Lu, Wenying, Aarsand, Rebekka, Schotte, Kerstin, Han, Jing, Lebedeva, Elizaveta, Tsoy, Elena, Maglakelidze, Nino, Soriano, Joan B., Bill, Werner, Halpin, David M. G., Rivera, M. Patricia, Fong, Kwun M., Kathuria, Hasmeena, Yorgancioglu, Arzu, Gappa, Monika, Lam, David C. L., Rylance, Sarah and Sohal, Sukhwinder Singh (2024). Tobacco and COPD: presenting the World Health Organization (WHO) Tobacco Knowledge Summary. Respiratory Research, 25 (1) 338. doi: 10.1186/s12931-024-02961-5

Tobacco and COPD: presenting the World Health Organization (WHO) Tobacco Knowledge Summary

2024

Journal Article

The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: proposals for revision of the TNM stage groups in the forthcoming (ninth) edition of the TNM classification for lung cancer

Rami-Porta, Ramón, Nishimura, Katherine K., Giroux, Dorothy J., Detterbeck, Frank, Cardillo, Giuseppe, Edwards, John G., Fong, Kwun M., Giuliani, Meredith, Huang, James, Kernstine, Kemp H., Marom, Edith M., Nicholson, Andrew G., Van Schil, Paul E., Travis, William D., Tsao, Ming S., Watanabe, Shun-Ichi, Rusch, Valerie W. and Asamura, Hisao (2024). The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: proposals for revision of the TNM stage groups in the forthcoming (ninth) edition of the TNM classification for lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 19 (7), 1007-1027. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.02.011

The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: proposals for revision of the TNM stage groups in the forthcoming (ninth) edition of the TNM classification for lung cancer

2024

Journal Article

The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for the Revision of the M Descriptors in the Forthcoming 9th edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer

Fong, Kwun M., Rosenthal, Adam, Giroux, Dorothy J., Nishimura, Katherine K., Erasmus, Jeremy, Lievens, Yolande, Marino, Mirella, Marom, Edith M., Putora, Paul Martin, Singh, Navneet, Suárez, Francisco, Rami-Porta, Ramon, Detterbeck, Frank, Eberhardt, Wilfried EE. and Asamura, Hisao (2024). The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for the Revision of the M Descriptors in the Forthcoming 9th edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 19 (5), 786-802. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.01.019

The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for the Revision of the M Descriptors in the Forthcoming 9th edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer

2024

Journal Article

Faecal microbial transfer and complex carbohydrates mediate protection against COPD

Budden, Kurtis F, Shukla, Shakti D, Bowerman, Kate L, Vaughan, Annalicia, Gellatly, Shaan L, Wood, David L A, Lachner, Nancy, Idrees, Sobia, Rehman, Saima Firdous, Faiz, Alen, Patel, Vyoma K, Donovan, Chantal, Alemao, Charlotte A, Shen, Sj, Amorim, Nadia, Majumder, Rajib, Vanka, Kanth S, Mason, Jazz, Haw, Tatt Jhong, Tillet, Bree, Fricker, Michael, Keely, Simon, Hansbro, Nicole, Belz, Gabrielle T, Horvat, Jay, Ashhurst, Thomas, van Vreden, Caryn, McGuire, Helen, Fazekas de St Groth, Barbara ... Hansbro, Philip M (2024). Faecal microbial transfer and complex carbohydrates mediate protection against COPD. Gut, 73 (5), 751-769. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-330521

Faecal microbial transfer and complex carbohydrates mediate protection against COPD

2024

Journal Article

Brief report: A prospective observational study of physical activity levels and physical fitness of people at high-risk for lung cancer

Bonney, Asha, Granger, Catherine L., Steinfort, Daniel, Marshall, Henry M., Stone, Emily, McWilliams, Annette, Brims, Fraser, Fogarty, Paul, Lin, Linda, Li, Jiashi, Pang, Siyuan, Lam, Stephen, Fong, Kwun M. and Manser, Renee (2024). Brief report: A prospective observational study of physical activity levels and physical fitness of people at high-risk for lung cancer. JTO Clinical and Research Reports, 5 (2) 100633, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2024.100633

Brief report: A prospective observational study of physical activity levels and physical fitness of people at high-risk for lung cancer

2024

Journal Article

Validation of the psychosocial consequences of screening in lung cancer questionnaire in the international lung screen trial Australian cohort

Bonney, Asha, Brodersen, John, Siersma, Volkert, See, Katharine, Marshall, Henry M., Steinfort, Daniel, Irving, Louis, Lin, Linda, Li, Jiashi, Pang, Siyuan, Fogarty, Paul, Brims, Fraser, McWilliams, Annette, Stone, Emily, Lam, Stephen, Fong, Kwun M. and Manser, Renee (2024). Validation of the psychosocial consequences of screening in lung cancer questionnaire in the international lung screen trial Australian cohort. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 22 (1) 10. doi: 10.1186/s12955-023-02225-8

Validation of the psychosocial consequences of screening in lung cancer questionnaire in the international lung screen trial Australian cohort

2024

Journal Article

Biomarkers as a tool to reduce disparities in lung cancer screening and detection

Stephens, Edward K. H., Guayco Sigcha, Jazmin, Lopez-Loo, Kenneth, Yang, Ian A., Marshall, Henry M. and Fong, Kwun M. (2024). Biomarkers as a tool to reduce disparities in lung cancer screening and detection. Translational Lung Cancer Research, 13 (1), 213-214. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-2023-5

Biomarkers as a tool to reduce disparities in lung cancer screening and detection

2024

Book Chapter

The landscape of lung cancer screening among Indigenous peoples worldwide

Bizuayehu, Habtamu Mellie, Belachew, Sewunet Admasu, Diaz, Abbey, Jahan, Shafkat, Fong, Kwun M. and Garvey, Gail (2024). The landscape of lung cancer screening among Indigenous peoples worldwide. Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer. (pp. 183-186) edited by Gail Garvey. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-56806-0_38

The landscape of lung cancer screening among Indigenous peoples worldwide

2023

Conference Publication

An improved anchor-free nodule detection system using feature pyramid network

Song, Wenjia, Tang, Fangfang, Marshall, Henry, Fong, Kwun M. and Liu, Feng (2023). An improved anchor-free nodule detection system using feature pyramid network. 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE-Engineering-in-Medicine-and-Biology-Society (EMBC), Sydney, NSW Australia, 24-27 July 2023. New York, NY USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340341

An improved anchor-free nodule detection system using feature pyramid network

2023

Journal Article

Prevalence of subclinical lung cancer detected at autopsy: a systematic review

Bonney, Asha, Togawa, Kayo, Ng, Michelle, Christie, Michael, Fong, Kwun M., Marshall, Henry, See, Katharine, Patrick, Cameron, Steinfort, Daniel and Manser, Renee (2023). Prevalence of subclinical lung cancer detected at autopsy: a systematic review. BMC Cancer, 23 (1) 794, 794. doi: 10.1186/s12885-023-11224-3

Prevalence of subclinical lung cancer detected at autopsy: a systematic review

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Lung Cancer Screening in Queensland
    Cancer Council Queensland
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Kwun Fong is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Randomised pragmatic trial of comprehensive tissue sampling enabled by ultrathin bronchoscopic Radial probe EndoBronchial Ultrasound versus CT-guided TransThoracic needle aspiration/biopsy (REBUTT) for evaluation of peripheral pulmonary lesions.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Precision medicine in the genomic era: emerging technologies for molecular profiling of lung cancer

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Combined Compressed sensing and machine learning/deep learning methods for rapid MRI

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Henry Marshall, Dr Hongfu Sun, Professor Feng Liu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Blood biomarkers for lung cancer screening

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Henry Marshall

  • Master Philosophy

    Elastin turnover in the lung microenvironment and its significance in Lung Repair and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Effectiveness of Non-invasive Ventilation for the treatment of nocturnal hypoventilation in Myotonic Dystrophy

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Elizabeth Coulson

  • Master Philosophy

    A multivariable prediction model for osteoporotic fracture and low bone density in a lung cancer screening cohort

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Henry Marshall

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Biomarkers of lung cancer

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang

Completed supervision

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