THE CHALLENGE —Unmet Medical Need for Holistic Cancer Treatment Cancer is a heterogeneous disease. Heterogeneity in cancer is not limited to differences between different patients, but also occurs within a single patient. This intrapatient or intratumoral heterogeneity can present great challenges for cancer treatment. This complexity limits the effectiveness of…...
Asian Fund for Cancer Research Announces Inaugural 2020 BRACE Award Venture Competition Winner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7 April 2021 CONTACTS: Asian Fund for Cancer Research Bradley Gillenwater, Senior Director for Corporate Engagement E-mail: bgillenwater@afcr.org Hugill & Ip Solicitors Marco Raccuia, Head of Finance & Operations E-mail: marco.raccuia@hugillandip.com Asian Fund for Cancer Research Announces Inaugural BRACE Award Venture Competition Winner Gastrointestinal Cancer Drug Developer…...
Alcohol and Cancer
Which cancers are related to alcohol usage? The more alcohol one drinks, the higher their risk of cancer. Alcohol intake has been proven to be directly correlated with cancers of the mouth, throat, larynx, esophagus, liver, colon, rectum, and of course, breast. It is likely that alcohol intake also increases…...
Applications Open for the 2021 AIM-HI Women’s Venture Competition!
Working with our strategic partners, the National Foundation for Cancer Research and AIM-HI Accelerator Fund (AIM-HI), AFCR have launched the inaugural Women’s Venture Competition in 2020. The AIM-HI Women’s Venture Competition is a first-of-its-kind program that combines extensive coaching, networking and financial opportunities to accelerate female-led oncology innovations onto the path to clinical…...
3 Things to Know Before Getting the Covid-19 Vaccine
A fast vaccination will push the world entering the stage of herd immunity, namely enough population will have gained immune protection against the COVID-19 virus and the infection will no longer be able to spread easily. Unlike healthy people, cancer patients need to know much more than just the assigned…...
Lymphoma is Largely Gone After Covid-19 Infection: Demonstrating the Power of the Immune System
A 61‐year‐old man with stage III Hodgkin lymphoma was hospitalized for the infection of Covid-19 in the UK. He was hospitalized for 11 days and did not receive any cancer treatment. Four months later, the PET-CT scan result showed that his lymphoma was largely gone! Left: Before, Right: After Everyone…...
Cancer and Diet: Does it Really Matter?
Living a healthy life can be challenging when there are seemingly endless fad diets, do’s and don’ts, celebrity tips, and kitchen hacks. It can all seem a little overwhelming. The truth is that being healthy is not as difficult or restrictive as people are led to believe. These excessively restrictive…...
