Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, with 18 million new cases in 2018 and 9.6 million deaths..
This stir-fry of green vegetables is a healthy meal for a holiday that also helps mark the middle of spring—the season of renewal.
Colorectal cancer is a killer worldwide, claiming at least 500,000 lives every year. In Hong Kong, it is the most common of all cancers with over 5,000 new cases diagnosed annually. Although colorectal cancer can be a devastating disease, it is also…
Michael Wang, MD., Ph.D., member of AFCR Scientific Advisory Board
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 infection cases has reached 570,000 in the U.S., which is the highest figure in the world.
“Tens of millions of Americans have been staying at homes for weeks;…
Michael Wang, MD., Ph.D., member of AFCR Scientific Advisory Board
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 1.4 million. With varying public health responses across countries, there is still no clear prediction for when the number of cases will peak. This…
Michael Wang, MD., Ph.D., member of AFCR Scientific Advisory Board
The pandemic associated with coronavirus disease COVID-19 is particularly dangerous for someone with cancer, whose body’s primary defense mechanism, the human immune system, is weaker than that of a healthy person. Simply put, so-called…
Ranking as the number one cause of death worldwide, cancer is one of the most frightening diseases in the world today. The deadly disease can affect nearly any part in the body with each type of cancer presenting different symptoms. Researchers have…
What is COVID-19?
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a new coronavirus that was first reported in China in December 2019. Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that can cause common colds, as well as more serious respiratory diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory…
THE CHALLENGE
—Unmet Medical Need for Effective Cancer Treatment
AFCR’s mission is to reduce the alarming statistics of the burden of cancer in Asia with innovative treatment research that translates into life-saving therapeutics.
In 2018, there were 8.2 million new cancer cases and 5.2 million…
“I love science. And I love the science of cancer, because it is often normal processes gone wrong,” says Daniel G. Tenen, M.D., a researcher supported by the Asian Fund for Cancer Research since 2018. “That makes it more difficult, but also…