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In Remembrance of Dr. Waun Ki Hong

January 8, 2019 AFCR News

The Asian Fund for Cancer Research remembers and recognizes the contributions of our esteemed scientific advisory board member, Waun Ki Hong, M.D., F.A.C.P., D.M.Sc. (Hon.), who passed away on 2 January, 2019, at the age of 76. Born in 1942 in what is…

Hong Kong Cancer Day-A Look Back

December 13, 2018 AFCR News, News

The Asian Fund for Cancer Research was proud to have been among the 50-plus organizations and companies to have participated in the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society’s Hong Kong Cancer Day activities, held Sunday, 2018-12-9, at the Piazza of Kowloon Park in Tsim…

Hong Kong Cancer Day

December 3, 2018 AFCR News, News

On 2018-12-09, the Asian Fund for Cancer Research will be supporting and participating in the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society’s full day of Hong Kong Cancer Day programming. Actress Sonija Kwok will be serving as event ambassador, and among the special guests will…

Breakthrough drug co-developed by Hong Kong research team offers hope of longer life to brain cancer sufferers

December 3, 2018 AFCR News

Wang Jiguang (left), assistant professor at the division of life science, department of chemical and biological engineering, HKUST, and Professor Jiang Tao (right) from Beijing Tiantan Hospital, showing results of the clinical trial. Photo: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Researchers…

2018 USCACA-AFCR Young Investigator Award

November 17, 2018 AFCR News, AFCR USCACA News, News

The 2018 USCACA-AFCR Scholar Award Ceremony in Tianjin on November 17, 2018 The Asian Fund for Cancer Research and the US Chinese Anti-Cancer Association have jointly awarded six outstanding Chinese cancer researchers in the early stage of their careers with the 2018 USCACA-AFCR…

USCACA & AFCR 2018 Scholar Awards

August 28, 2018 AFCR News, AFCR USCACA News, News

The United States Chinese Anti-Cancer Association and AFCR are pleased to invite nominations for the USCACA-AFCR 2018 Scholar Awards. The Awards will recognize 4 to 5 junior Chinese investigators on the basis of signiﬁcant contributions in Translational or Clinical Cancer Research. Candidacy is open to…

AFCR April 2018 China Brain Cancer Round Table

August 16, 2018 AFCR News, Leadership, News

(clockwise) AFCR Founder and CEO Dr. Sujuan Ba, ECI Founder Mr. Andrew Forrest and PhIRDA Executive President Mr. Song Ruilin Bringing International Partners Together In recent months, the Asian Fund for Cancer Research (AFCR) has established relationships with two fellow Pacific Rim institutions: the China…

Two Giants of Cancer Care® with AFCR Affiliation

May 31, 2018 AFCR News, Cancer Scientists, News

Respected healthcare professionals who are advancing the field of oncology by their contributions in research and clinical practice were recognized on June 31st as Giants of Cancer Care in an event at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. Two of the 21 honorees…

Second Annual Meeting of Society for Neuro-Oncology of China (SNOChina 2018)

February 28, 2018 AFCR News

March 16-17, 2018 Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China The Society for Neuro-Oncology of China has invited Dr. Sujuan Ba, the founder and chief executive officer of the Asian Fund for Cancer Research (AFCR), to give a lecture at its annual meeting, SNOChina 2018, to…

Join AFCR on Feb 4 for 2018 World Cancer Day!

January 27, 2018 AFCR News, Support

"We can. I can." —— 2018 World Cancer Day Dear AFCR supporters: Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for 8.8 million deaths per year. However, we know that more than one third of these deaths are preventable, and if detected…