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How Long Can the Immunity Against COVID-19 Protect Us from Reinfection

June 30, 2021 AFCR News

There has been major concern about the protective power of immunity against the novel coronavirus. Many people have asked: how long can the immunity, once acquired by the previous infection or vaccination, protect us from the COVID-19 reinfection? In February of 2021, a…

How Long Can the Immunity Against COVID-19 Protect Us from Reinfection?

June 24, 2021 Coronavirus, Global Cancer News

There has been major concern about the protective power of immunity against the novel coronavirus. Many people have asked: how long can the immunity, once acquired by the previous infection or vaccination, protect us from the COVID-19 reinfection? In February of 2021,…

Engaging the Immune System to Treat Gastrointestinal Cancers

June 14, 2021 AFCR News, Innovative Therapies and Treatments, Translational Research

THE CHALLENGE ——High Incidence and Mortality, Few Viable and Dedicated Drugs Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers including colorectal, stomach, liver, esophageal, and pancreas have high incidence and mortality. Globally, they have the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th largest death tolls, respectively, among all cancers. In 2020,…

Healthy Grilling Tips to Improve Your Cookout

May 30, 2021 AFCR News, Cancer Prevention & Treatments

It is no secret that a healthy and balanced diet can greatly improve one’s health. Studies suggest that following a healthy diet could prevent 30-50% of all cancers. As the warmer weather slowly sneaks up, so do some bad summer eating habits. Summer grilling is…

5 Questions about Bladder Cancer

May 30, 2021 AFCR News, Awareness, Cancer Types & Facts

It is a widely known fact that smoking directly correlates with lung cancer diagnoses, but did you know that smoking also accounts for nearly half of all bladder cancer diagnoses? First of all, what is it? The bladder is an organ located in the…

3 Questions to Understand Immunotherapy

May 18, 2021 AFCR News

Immunotherapy - treatment that use the immune system to fight diseases like cancer - is a hot topic in the news and medical research area in recent years. Some of the most promising advances in cancer research involve immunotherapies. Let’s take a…

Simple, Fresh and Tasty Summer Salad

May 5, 2021 AFCR News

Summer, as wonderful as it is, can bring high heat, humidity and higher levels of physical activity, making unappealing even moderately heavy meals. As a result, it’s perhaps the only time of year that the environment deeply promotes the innate desire to…

5 Facts about Esophageal Cancer

May 5, 2021 AFCR News, Awareness, Cancer Types & Facts

Esophageal cancer is cancer that impacts the 10-inch-long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. That important track is vital to survive, and used daily, but esophageal cancer is shockingly referred to as a silent killer. Most people with esophageal cancer…

5 Questions with Dr. Sujuan Ba, Founder & CEO of the Asian Fund for Cancer Research

April 29, 2021 AFCR News

“5 Questions With…” is a weekly BioBuzz series where we reach out to interesting people in the BioHealth Capital Region to share a little about themselves, their work, and maybe something completely unrelated. This week we welcome 5 Questions with Dr. Sujuan…

Convergence of Western Science and Traditional Chinese Medicine — Botanical Cancer Drug Platform

April 13, 2021 AFCR News, Clinical Research, Innovative Therapies and Treatments

THE CHALLENGE —Unmet Medical Need for Holistic Cancer Treatment Cancer is a heterogeneous disease. Heterogeneity in cancer is not limited to differences between different patients, but also occurs within a single patient. This intrapatient or intratumoral heterogeneity can present great challenges for cancer treatment. This…

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