AFCR Launches the Double Your Impact Campaign in Partnership with Hugill & Ip

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1 February 2023 CONTACTS: Hugill & Ip Solicitors Marco Raccuia, Head of Finance & Operations E-mail: marco.raccuia@hugillandip.com World Cancer Day – held every 4 February – is the global uniting initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). By raising worldwide awareness, improving education, and catalysing personal, collective and government action, UICC partners…...

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Renew Your Support Today

The past year has been a challenging one, but thanks to your generous support and that of other donors, we have been able to continue funding the work of scientists and even expand our research projects during a difficult period of economic recovery following the pandemic. With your help, the…...

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Be a Spark of Hope for Cancer Patients – Renew Your Support Today!

As the year comes to a close, I wanted to reach out and ask for your support in our year-end fundraising campaign. Your generosity has the power to ignite a spark of hope for cancer patients and their families who are fighting an incredibly difficult battle. Your contribution will make a real difference…...

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AFCR Annual Reception: A Community Effort to Find Cures for Cancer

On December 15, 2022, the Asian Fund for Cancer Research (AFCR) held its annual reception for community support of cancer research in Hong Kong. The event was a great success, thanks to the support of generous donors, attendees, and inspiring speakers who shared their thoughts on the importance of cancer…...

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AFCR Mourns the Loss of Scientific Advisory Board Member Professor George Tsao

The Asian Fund for Cancer Research Limited (AFCR) is saddened by the loss of George Sai Wah Tsao, Ph.D., who was a professor at the School of Biomedical Sciences and the Director of the Faculty Core Facility of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong. Professor Tsao…...

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2022 Research Progress Made Possible with Your Support

The 2022 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. We are proud to report… The year 2022 turns out to be an unprecedented time of new challenges. Thanks to the stewardship of wonderful and loyal…...

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Cancer-Fighting Recipe: Vegetable Pho with Shiitake Mushrooms

Mushrooms are rich in vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants. Recent research shows that these superfoods may also help guard against cancer. People who incorporated any variety of mushrooms into their daily diets had a lower risk of cancer. According to the findings, individuals who ate 18 grams of mushrooms daily had…...

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94% of the U.S. population has been infected with the new coronavirus

By November 10, 2022, 94% (95% CrI, 79%-99%) of the US population were estimated to have been infected by SARS-CoV-2 at least once. Combined with vaccination, 97% (95%-99%) were estimated to have some prior immunological exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Between December 1, 2021 and November 10, 2022, protection against a new…...

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Winter & Cancer: An Unusual Connection

Winter is the season when we are most susceptible to illness and colds. This is because our immune system weakens, which makes us more vulnerable to infections. A person with cancer should be acutely aware of the winter’s inherent health risks because they are more likely to suffer from these…...

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Cancer Research Program Needs Your Help!

2022 has been a challenging year and filled with many distractions, and why I’m following up with you on an important update, I recently sent you.  I hope you received the e-newsletter introducing AFCR’s Gastrointestinal cancers research and the exciting news that a new drug for Phase I clinical trial…...

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