Chemotherapy treats many types of cancer effectively. But it is also notorious for causing side effects such as diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting, etc. These treatment side effects lower the quality of life for the patients, and make the survivorship of cancer even…
Research is the key to beating cancer and AFCR researchers are committed to finding cures for all types of cancer. Until that day comes, prevention is your best defense.
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Get regular, intentional physical activity
Maintain a healthy weight
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Close to 29,000 Hong Kong residents are diagnosed with cancer each year. Nearly all of them need a caregiver at some point to help them pull through their cancer journey. Caregivers often experience some of the same challenges as the patient, such…
Doctors and researchers agree: a tumor’s location is not the most important factor in choosing the best treatment. As Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, USA recently said, a lung cancer patient could have more in common with…
The global cancer epidemic is huge and is set to rise. Currently 8.2 million people die from cancer worldwide every year, out of which 4 million are premature deaths (aged 30 to 69 years).
Cancer must be stopped now! And you can join…
Speech by AFCR Founder and CEO Dr. Ba Sujuan at the Beijing GBM AGILE Press Conference
(21 January, 2016) Brain cancer patients are remarkably courageous. So are their caregivers, families and friends. The financial and emotional burden to GBM patients and indeed all…
The holiday season is filled with get-togethers with family and friends and can be both fun and joyous. It can also be stressful and tiring at times. Experts warn about this combination of stress, fatigue, and high-fat foods—factors that can, over time,…
Although non-smokers are not immune to lung cancer, cigarette smoking is by far the most important risk factor for this disease.
Compared with those who continue to smoke, people who do quit before they are 50 years old cut in half…