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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…

7 Facts You Need to Know About Lung Cancer

August 24, 2018 News

With lung cancer continuing to affect the lives of so many people, it’s important to understand the disease and what we can do to improve our chances of beating it. 1. Targeted therapies are showing great promise in treating lung cancer. If you’ve been…

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…

2018 Gordon Research Conference on Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

June 13, 2018 Cancer Research, Events, News

The Asian Fund for Cancer Research (AFCR) is pleased to be an official Contributor for the 2018 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on nasopharyngeal carcinoma being held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) from June 24th to 29th. The…

HPV vaccine is safe and reduces cell changes that can become cancer

June 9, 2018 Awareness, Global Cancer News

Anne Li A vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer is safe and effective in reducing cell changes that can become cancerous, a new review has confirmed. The human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine reduces precancerous changes and doesn’t cause serious side effects, according to…

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…

Take a Bite Out Of Cancer: Foods that Fight Cancer

May 21, 2018 Cancer Prevention & Treatments, News

Fuel is important and our choices in fuel are equally so. In plain terms our bodies, and the immune systems they contain, are engines and fueling them correctly is a necessary preamble to fending off a cancer diagnosis. What many fail to…