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The Importance of A Second Opinion

November 30, 2015 Cancer Detection & Screening Guidelines

One of the most critical challenges a patient will face is how to make decisions about healthcare. With advances in technology and treatments, there are more options and more information available to patients – and their doctors – than ever before. The…

New Breakthroughs in Omega-3 Research

September 28, 2015 Breakthroughs, Uncategorized

Anne Li September 27th, 2015 Omega-3 fatty acids, in particular the long-chain fats eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) found abundantly in oily fish,…

Breakthrough in understanding how cancer cells metastasize

March 8, 2015 Breakthroughs, Uncategorized

Anne Li March 8th, 2015 A protein commonly found in human cells could be an important switch that activates cancer cell metastasis, according to a new study by researchers…

Signal Protein May Control Prostate Cancer Growth

November 15, 2014 Breakthroughs, Uncategorized

Researchers are focusing on effects the signal protein has on controlling the growth of blood vessels could be used to suppress tumors in prostate cancer. V ascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibits vascular growth which is then able to deprive…

Parthenogenetic Snakes May Cure Cancer

November 14, 2014 Breakthroughs, Uncategorized

Recently, a professor at Tulsa College in Oklahoma made a breakthrough linking parthenogenetic snakes to curing ovarian cancer. Each year, over 14,000 women die of ovarian cancer, which also makes it one of the leading cancers in the US. Though the link…

3 Breakthroughs in Fight Against Breast Cancer

November 14, 2014 Breakthroughs, Uncategorized

Recently, three breakthroughs have aided in the fight against breast cancer; three being chemoprevention, detection of circulation tumor cells and scintimammography. The main technology used in chemoprevention is Fenretinide, synthetic retinoid derivative, that is believed to reduce the chances of developing…

Stem Cell Treatments: New Breakthroughs in Leukemia, Liver Cancer, and Diabetes

October 21, 2014 Breakthroughs

Styem cell treatments have been a hot topic lately, and researchers have found a number of conditions that could benefit from this technique. An investigational personalized cellular therapy put 90 percent of children and adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) into remission,…

Stem Cell Treatments Aides in New Breakthroughs in Leukemia

October 21, 2014 Breakthroughs, Uncategorized

Noelle Frey, an assistant professor of Medicine and an oncologist at Penn's Abramson's Cancer Center, has recently demonstrated a new T-cell engineering technique on treating patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). This gene transfer technique is able to train patient’s own T…

“United Dream, Shared Success” 2013 Chinese Clinical Oncology Advances Awards Announced

March 17, 2014 AFCR USCACA News

From China Medical Tribune In January 2014, "2013 Chinese Clinical Oncology Advances Awards " organized by China Medical Tribune (CMT) and the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO) has finalized the top researches from China (a number of studies have tied…

2012 AFCR-USCACA Scholar Excellence Award

September 5, 2012 AFCR USCACA News

On September 7, 2012, the Asian Fund for Cancer Research and the US Chinese Anti-Cancer Association(USCACA) jointly awarded five outstanding young Chinese cancer researchers the 2012 AFCR-USCACA Scholar Excellence Award. Chinese researchers and physicians are being increasingly recognized in making significant contributions to advance biomedical researches…

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