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AFCR Novel Approach to the Clinical Care for Liver Cancer – 2020 Latest Update

November 13, 2020 AFCR News

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…

Developing Innovative Liver Cancer Treatment

November 12, 2020 Blog

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…

Congratulations to the Finalists of the 2020 BRACE Award Venture Competition!

November 6, 2020 AFCR News, News

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…

Tasty Tomatoes: Anti-Cancer Attributes & A Healthy Recipe

October 28, 2020 AFCR News

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…

10 Ways to Improve Your Child’s Health Today

October 28, 2020 AFCR News

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…

Congratulations to our Top Two Finalists and the People’s Choice Award Winner!

September 29, 2020 WVC

Congratulations to the inaugural AIM-HI Women’s Venture Competition finalists selected by the Judging Committee, Stacy Blain of Concarlo Holdings and Manijeh Goldberg of Privo Technologies. Not only are they advancing science, but they are also paving the way for more women scientist-entrepreneurs. The AIM-HI Women’s…

How Cancer Spreads (Metastasis)

September 24, 2020 Global Cancer News

Source: Cancer Quest Overview of Metastases The majority of deaths (about 90%) associated with cancer are due to the metastasis of the original tumor cells to sites distant from the initial or primary tumor . Metastasis is the process by which cancer cells migrate throughout…

Develop New Cancer Detection Tool

September 8, 2020 AFCR News

THE CHALLENGE —Today’s State of Cancer Detection Early detection is important because when abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier for doctors to successfully treat their patients. Knowing the possible warning signs of cancer helps the early detection of a…

Green Goddess: Healthy Anti-Cancer Smoothie Recipe

August 27, 2020 AFCR News

Eating a colorful diet is a good way to make sure you’re getting a variety of vitamins and nutrients that can help prevent cancers. This recipe mixes a few colors from the rainbow and ends up with the “G” in ROY G BIV. The…

GBM AGILE New Clinical Trial Sites Being Established

August 27, 2020 AFCR News

In the first half of 2020, the revolutionary global clinical trial for brain cancer patients, GBM AGILE, continues to make impressive progress and achieve milestones. AFCR supported its conception in 2013 to expeditiously develop new effective treatments for GBM brain cancer patients…

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