The Asian Fund for Cancer Research is proud to support Arbele, our finalist of the 2020 BRACE Award Competition, to present at the Virtual 2021 China BioMed Forum during the 39th J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. This Virtual Event will take place on…
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The 2020 Give to Cure Cancer Year-End Appeal is now underway. It’s your last chance to make this year’s campaign the most successful ever.
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The year of 2020 turns out to be an unprecedented time of new…
It’s a saying as old as time – an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Over the years, many have questioned the validity of this well-known statement. Can one piece of fruit be the key to keeping healthy and well?
While the…
Medical professionals have come to understand that diabetes, especially Type 2 diabetes, is linked to a variety of diseases. The high blood glucose from diabetes can damage the blood vessels and nerves that control the heart and blood vessels, increasing the likelihood…
Effective treatments are still lacking for hepatocellular carcinoma or HCC, the most common type of liver cancer and sixth most common cancer worldwide. Most patients do not survive beyond a year with current therapeutic options (surgery, liver transplantation, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy). Epigenetic…
Effective treatments are still lacking for hepatocellular carcinoma or HCC, the most common type of liver cancer and second leading cause of cancer-related fatalities in Asia. Prognosis of patients with the disease has been and remains poor, with a 0.9 ratio of…
The Asian Fund for Cancer Research is proud to announce the top two finalists resulting from our just-concluded 2020 BRACE Award Venture Competition: Albatroz Therapeutics Scientific Founder & CEO Frederic Bard, Ph.D., and Arbele Chief Development Officer Dennis Wong, M.D.
Both companies are developing…
While people debate the age-old question about whether tomatoes are a fruit or vegetable, here’s an undisputed fact: Tomatoes are a good source of vitamins A, C and E, and the antioxidant lycopene.
Studies show that lycopene may help prevent prostate, lung, and stomach cancers. The…
From planning a safe and healthy pregnancy to ensuring children wear seatbelts while in vehicles, parents are always looking out for the health and wellbeing of their children. Though it is not always an easy task, these ten ways to improve children’s…