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Dr Qingwei Luo

Senior Research Fellow, The Daffodil Centre
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health

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qingwei.luo@sydney.edu.au

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Dr Qingwei Luo’s research encompasses epidemiological studies, examining disparities in health outcomes, and developing statistical models to project future cancer burden. She has extensive experience in epidemiological research and the analysis of large scale health data, including cancer registry data, linked health and administrative data, and population-based survey data. Qingwei has led projects to investigate the risk of progression to metastatic prostate cancer and colorectal cancer, and to quantify rural-urban disparities in cancer outcomes.

Research interests

Statistical projections of cancer burden; cancer epidemiology, health services research.

Teaching and supervision

Cancer Prevention and Control

Current projects

Using statistical methods to project future incidence and mortality rates in Australia for various cancer types and for all cancers combined.

Awards and honours

University of Sydney, MCR Publication Award 2024.

University of Sydney, EMCR Publication Award 2023.

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Caruana, M., Grogan, P., Smith, D., O'Connell, D., Canfell, K., Gulati, R., Etzioni, R., Barratt, A., Armstrong, B., Chiam, K., Nair-Shalliker, V., Luo, Q., Bang, S. (2024). Benefits and harms of prostate specific antigen testing according to Australian guidelines. International Journal of Cancer, 154(4), 648-658. [More Information]
Yap, S., David, M., Steinberg, J., Luo, Q., Wade, S., Ngo, P., Goldsbury, D., Sarich, P., Banks, E., Weber, M., Canfell, K. (2024). Impact of weighting on the association between sociodemographic characteristics, health behaviours and cancer, cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in the Australian 45 and Up Study. Cancer Epidemiology, 90, 102567. [More Information]
Egger, S., Freeman, B., David, M., Watts, C., Dessaix, A., Brooks, A., Jenkinson, E., Grogan, P., Weber, M., Luo, Q. (2024). The association between vaping and subsequent initiation of cigarette smoking in young Australians from age 12 to 17 years: a retrospective cohort analysis using cross-sectional recall data from 5114 adolescents. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, , 100173. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Steinberg, J., Kahn, C., Caruana, M., Grogan, P., Page, A., Ivers, R., Banks, E., O'Connell, D., Canfell, K. (2024). Trends and projections of cause-specific premature mortality in Australia to 2044: a statistical modelling study. The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 43. [More Information]
Velentzis, L., Freeman, V., Campbell, D., Hughes, S., Luo, Q., Steinberg, J., Egger, S., Mann, G., Nickson, C. (2023). Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tools for Stratifying Women into Risk Groups: A Systematic Review. Cancers, 15(4). [More Information]
Luo, Q., O'Connell, D., Yu, X., Kahn, C., Caruana, M., Pesola, F., Sasieni, P., Grogan, P., Aranda, S., Cabasag, C., Steinberg, J., Canfell, K., et al (2022). Cancer incidence and mortality in Australia from 2020 to 2044 and an exploratory analysis of the potential effect of treatment delays during the COVID-19 pandemic: a statistical modelling study. The Lancet Public Health, 7(6), e537-e548. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Yu, X., Kahn, C., Egger, S., Patel, M., Grogan, P., Caruana, M., Canfell, K., Smith, D., O'Connell, D. (2022). Changes in prostate cancer incidence, mortality and survival in relation to prostate specific antigen testing in New South Wales, Australia. Cancer Epidemiology, 78, 102159. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Steinberg, J., Yu, X., Weber, M., Caruana, M., Yap, S., Grogan, P., Banks, E., O'Connell, D., Canfell, K. (2022). Projections of smoking-related cancer mortality in Australia to 2044. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76(9), 792-799. [More Information]
Yap, S., Luo, Q., Wade, S., Weber, M., Banks, E., Canfell, K., O'Connell, D., Steinberg, J. (2022). Raking of data from a large Australian cohort study improves generalisability of estimates of prevalence of health and behaviour characteristics and cancer incidence. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22(1), 140. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Lew, J., Steinberg, J., Worthington, J., Yu, X., Caruana, M., Soerjomataram, I., Bray, F., Lawrance, S., Arcorace, M., O'Connell, D., Canfell, K., Feletto, E. (2022). Trends in colon and rectal cancer mortality in Australia from 1972 to 2015 and associated projections to 2040. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 3994. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Steinberg, J., Yu, X., Caruana, M., Canfell, K., O'Connell, D. (2021). How Well Have Projected Lung Cancer Rates Predicted the Actual Observed Rates? Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 22(2), 437-445. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Steinberg, J., O’Connell, D., Grogan, P., Canfell, K., Feletto, E. (2020). Changes in cancer incidence and mortality in Australia over the period 1996–2015. BMC Research Notes, 13(1), 561. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Steinberg, J., O'Connell, D., Yu, X., Caruana, M., Wade, S., Pesola, F., Grogan, P., Dessaix, A., Freeman, B., Canfell, K., et al (2019). Lung cancer mortality in Australia in the twenty-first century: How many lives can be saved with effective tobacco control? Lung Cancer, 130, 208-215. [More Information]
Yu, X., Luo, Q., Hughes, S., Wade, S., Caruana, M., Canfell, K., O'Connell, D. (2019). Statistical projection methods for lung cancer incidence and mortality: a systematic review. BMJ Open, 9(8), 1-17. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Yu, X., Wade, S., Caruana, M., Pesola, F., Canfell, K., O'Connell, D. (2018). Lung cancer mortality in Australia: Projected outcomes to 2040. Lung Cancer, 125, 68-76. [More Information]
He, Y., Yu, X., Luo, Q., Xu, X., Wang, Y., Li, S., Shan, B. (2018). Patterns of care of nonsmall cell lung cancer patients in China and implications for survival. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, 14(9), S410-S415. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Yu, X., Smith, D., Goldsbury, D., Cooke-Yarborough, C., Patel, M., O'Connell, D. (2017). Cancer-related hospitalisations and 'unknown' stage prostate cancer: A population-based record linkage study. BMJ Open, 7(1), 1-10. [More Information]
Luo, Q., O'Connell, D., Kahn, C., Yu, X. (2017). Colorectal cancer metastatic disease progression in Australia: A population-based analysis. Cancer Epidemiology, 49, 92-100. [More Information]
Yu, X., Luo, Q., Kahn, C., Grogan, P., O'Connell, D., Jemal, A. (2017). Contrasting temporal trends in lung cancer incidence by socioeconomic status among women in New South Wales, Australia, 1985–2009. Lung Cancer, 108, 55-61. [More Information]
Yu, X., Luo, Q., Smith, D., Clements, M., Patel, M., O'Connell, D. (2017). Phase of care prevalence for prostate cancer in New South Wales, Australia: A population-based modelling study. PloS One, 12(2), 1-12. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Egger, S., Yu, X., Smith, D., O'Connell, D. (2017). Validity of using multiple imputation for "unknown" stage at diagnosis in populationbased cancer registry data. PloS One, 12(6), 1-16. [More Information]
Yu, X., Luo, Q., Kahn, C., Cahill, C., Weber, M., Grogan, P., Jemal, A., O'Connell, D. (2017). Widening socioeconomic disparity in lung cancer incidence among men in new south wales, Australia, 1987-2011. Chinese Journal of Cancer Research, 29(5), 395-401. [More Information]
Chapman, S., Azizi, L., Luo, Q., Sitas, F. (2016). Has the incidence of brain cancer risen in Australia since the introduction of mobile phones 29 years ago? Cancer Epidemiology, 42, 199-205. [More Information]
Chapman, S., Azizi, L., Luo, Q., Sitas, F. (2016). Response from the authors to correspondence related to 'Has the incidence of brain cancer risen in Australia since the introduction of mobile phones 29 years ago?'. Cancer Epidemiology, 44, 138-140. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Yu, X., Smith, D., O'Connell, D. (2015). A population-based study of progression to metastatic prostate cancer in Australia. Cancer Epidemiology, 39(4), 617-622. [More Information]
Yu, X., Khan, C., Luo, Q., Sitas, F., O'Connell, D. (2015). Lung cancer prevalence in New South Wales (Australia): Analysis of past trends and projection of future estimates. Cancer Epidemiology, 39(4), 534-538. [More Information]
Sitas, F., Neale, R., Weber, M., Luo, Q. (2015). Pancreatic cancer: Gradual rise, increasing relevance. Medical Journal of Australia, 202(8), 401-402. [More Information]
Yu, X., Luo, Q., Kahn, C., O'Connell, D., Houssami, N. (2015). Temporal trends show improved breast cancer survival in Australia but widening urban-rural differences. Breast, 24(4), 524-527. [More Information]
Yu, X., De Angelis, R., Luo, Q., Kahn, C., Houssami, N., O'Connell, D. (2014). A population-based study of breast cancer prevalence in Australia: predicting the future health care needs of women living with breast cancer. BMC Cancer, 14(1), 1-9. [More Information]
Yu, X., Luo, Q., Smith, D., O'Connell, D., Baade, P. (2014). Geographic variation in prostate cancer survival in New South Wales. Medical Journal of Australia, 200(10), 586-590. [More Information]
Yu, X., Luo, Q., Smith, D., Clements, M., O'Connell, D. (2014). Prostate cancer prevalence in New South Wales Australia: A population-based study. Cancer Epidemiology, 39(1), 29-36. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Yu, X., Cooke-Yarborough, C., Smith, D., O'Connell, D. (2013). Characteristics of cases with unknown stage prostate cancer in a population-based cancer registry. Cancer Epidemiology, 37(6), 813-819. [More Information]

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2024

Caruana, M., Grogan, P., Smith, D., O'Connell, D., Canfell, K., Gulati, R., Etzioni, R., Barratt, A., Armstrong, B., Chiam, K., Nair-Shalliker, V., Luo, Q., Bang, S. (2024). Benefits and harms of prostate specific antigen testing according to Australian guidelines. International Journal of Cancer, 154(4), 648-658. [More Information]
Yap, S., David, M., Steinberg, J., Luo, Q., Wade, S., Ngo, P., Goldsbury, D., Sarich, P., Banks, E., Weber, M., Canfell, K. (2024). Impact of weighting on the association between sociodemographic characteristics, health behaviours and cancer, cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in the Australian 45 and Up Study. Cancer Epidemiology, 90, 102567. [More Information]
Egger, S., Freeman, B., David, M., Watts, C., Dessaix, A., Brooks, A., Jenkinson, E., Grogan, P., Weber, M., Luo, Q. (2024). The association between vaping and subsequent initiation of cigarette smoking in young Australians from age 12 to 17 years: a retrospective cohort analysis using cross-sectional recall data from 5114 adolescents. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, , 100173. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Steinberg, J., Kahn, C., Caruana, M., Grogan, P., Page, A., Ivers, R., Banks, E., O'Connell, D., Canfell, K. (2024). Trends and projections of cause-specific premature mortality in Australia to 2044: a statistical modelling study. The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 43. [More Information]

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2023

Velentzis, L., Freeman, V., Campbell, D., Hughes, S., Luo, Q., Steinberg, J., Egger, S., Mann, G., Nickson, C. (2023). Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tools for Stratifying Women into Risk Groups: A Systematic Review. Cancers, 15(4). [More Information]

2022

Luo, Q., O'Connell, D., Yu, X., Kahn, C., Caruana, M., Pesola, F., Sasieni, P., Grogan, P., Aranda, S., Cabasag, C., Steinberg, J., Canfell, K., et al (2022). Cancer incidence and mortality in Australia from 2020 to 2044 and an exploratory analysis of the potential effect of treatment delays during the COVID-19 pandemic: a statistical modelling study. The Lancet Public Health, 7(6), e537-e548. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Yu, X., Kahn, C., Egger, S., Patel, M., Grogan, P., Caruana, M., Canfell, K., Smith, D., O'Connell, D. (2022). Changes in prostate cancer incidence, mortality and survival in relation to prostate specific antigen testing in New South Wales, Australia. Cancer Epidemiology, 78, 102159. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Steinberg, J., Yu, X., Weber, M., Caruana, M., Yap, S., Grogan, P., Banks, E., O'Connell, D., Canfell, K. (2022). Projections of smoking-related cancer mortality in Australia to 2044. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76(9), 792-799. [More Information]
Yap, S., Luo, Q., Wade, S., Weber, M., Banks, E., Canfell, K., O'Connell, D., Steinberg, J. (2022). Raking of data from a large Australian cohort study improves generalisability of estimates of prevalence of health and behaviour characteristics and cancer incidence. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22(1), 140. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Lew, J., Steinberg, J., Worthington, J., Yu, X., Caruana, M., Soerjomataram, I., Bray, F., Lawrance, S., Arcorace, M., O'Connell, D., Canfell, K., Feletto, E. (2022). Trends in colon and rectal cancer mortality in Australia from 1972 to 2015 and associated projections to 2040. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 3994. [More Information]

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2021

Luo, Q., Steinberg, J., Yu, X., Caruana, M., Canfell, K., O'Connell, D. (2021). How Well Have Projected Lung Cancer Rates Predicted the Actual Observed Rates? Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 22(2), 437-445. [More Information]

2020

Luo, Q., Steinberg, J., O’Connell, D., Grogan, P., Canfell, K., Feletto, E. (2020). Changes in cancer incidence and mortality in Australia over the period 1996–2015. BMC Research Notes, 13(1), 561. [More Information]

2019

Luo, Q., Steinberg, J., O'Connell, D., Yu, X., Caruana, M., Wade, S., Pesola, F., Grogan, P., Dessaix, A., Freeman, B., Canfell, K., et al (2019). Lung cancer mortality in Australia in the twenty-first century: How many lives can be saved with effective tobacco control? Lung Cancer, 130, 208-215. [More Information]
Yu, X., Luo, Q., Hughes, S., Wade, S., Caruana, M., Canfell, K., O'Connell, D. (2019). Statistical projection methods for lung cancer incidence and mortality: a systematic review. BMJ Open, 9(8), 1-17. [More Information]

2018

Luo, Q., Yu, X., Wade, S., Caruana, M., Pesola, F., Canfell, K., O'Connell, D. (2018). Lung cancer mortality in Australia: Projected outcomes to 2040. Lung Cancer, 125, 68-76. [More Information]
He, Y., Yu, X., Luo, Q., Xu, X., Wang, Y., Li, S., Shan, B. (2018). Patterns of care of nonsmall cell lung cancer patients in China and implications for survival. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, 14(9), S410-S415. [More Information]

2017

Luo, Q., Yu, X., Smith, D., Goldsbury, D., Cooke-Yarborough, C., Patel, M., O'Connell, D. (2017). Cancer-related hospitalisations and 'unknown' stage prostate cancer: A population-based record linkage study. BMJ Open, 7(1), 1-10. [More Information]
Luo, Q., O'Connell, D., Kahn, C., Yu, X. (2017). Colorectal cancer metastatic disease progression in Australia: A population-based analysis. Cancer Epidemiology, 49, 92-100. [More Information]
Yu, X., Luo, Q., Kahn, C., Grogan, P., O'Connell, D., Jemal, A. (2017). Contrasting temporal trends in lung cancer incidence by socioeconomic status among women in New South Wales, Australia, 1985–2009. Lung Cancer, 108, 55-61. [More Information]
Yu, X., Luo, Q., Smith, D., Clements, M., Patel, M., O'Connell, D. (2017). Phase of care prevalence for prostate cancer in New South Wales, Australia: A population-based modelling study. PloS One, 12(2), 1-12. [More Information]
Luo, Q., Egger, S., Yu, X., Smith, D., O'Connell, D. (2017). Validity of using multiple imputation for "unknown" stage at diagnosis in populationbased cancer registry data. PloS One, 12(6), 1-16. [More Information]
Yu, X., Luo, Q., Kahn, C., Cahill, C., Weber, M., Grogan, P., Jemal, A., O'Connell, D. (2017). Widening socioeconomic disparity in lung cancer incidence among men in new south wales, Australia, 1987-2011. Chinese Journal of Cancer Research, 29(5), 395-401. [More Information]

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2016

Chapman, S., Azizi, L., Luo, Q., Sitas, F. (2016). Has the incidence of brain cancer risen in Australia since the introduction of mobile phones 29 years ago? Cancer Epidemiology, 42, 199-205. [More Information]
Chapman, S., Azizi, L., Luo, Q., Sitas, F. (2016). Response from the authors to correspondence related to 'Has the incidence of brain cancer risen in Australia since the introduction of mobile phones 29 years ago?'. Cancer Epidemiology, 44, 138-140. [More Information]

2015

Luo, Q., Yu, X., Smith, D., O'Connell, D. (2015). A population-based study of progression to metastatic prostate cancer in Australia. Cancer Epidemiology, 39(4), 617-622. [More Information]
Yu, X., Khan, C., Luo, Q., Sitas, F., O'Connell, D. (2015). Lung cancer prevalence in New South Wales (Australia): Analysis of past trends and projection of future estimates. Cancer Epidemiology, 39(4), 534-538. [More Information]
Sitas, F., Neale, R., Weber, M., Luo, Q. (2015). Pancreatic cancer: Gradual rise, increasing relevance. Medical Journal of Australia, 202(8), 401-402. [More Information]
Yu, X., Luo, Q., Kahn, C., O'Connell, D., Houssami, N. (2015). Temporal trends show improved breast cancer survival in Australia but widening urban-rural differences. Breast, 24(4), 524-527. [More Information]

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2014

Yu, X., De Angelis, R., Luo, Q., Kahn, C., Houssami, N., O'Connell, D. (2014). A population-based study of breast cancer prevalence in Australia: predicting the future health care needs of women living with breast cancer. BMC Cancer, 14(1), 1-9. [More Information]
Yu, X., Luo, Q., Smith, D., O'Connell, D., Baade, P. (2014). Geographic variation in prostate cancer survival in New South Wales. Medical Journal of Australia, 200(10), 586-590. [More Information]
Yu, X., Luo, Q., Smith, D., Clements, M., O'Connell, D. (2014). Prostate cancer prevalence in New South Wales Australia: A population-based study. Cancer Epidemiology, 39(1), 29-36. [More Information]

2013

Luo, Q., Yu, X., Cooke-Yarborough, C., Smith, D., O'Connell, D. (2013). Characteristics of cases with unknown stage prostate cancer in a population-based cancer registry. Cancer Epidemiology, 37(6), 813-819. [More Information]

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