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Researchers determine how aspirin helps prevent colon cancer

04/01/2021Global Cancer News

New research offers insight into why regular, long-term use of low-dose aspirin may reduce the risk of death from colon and rectal cancers. Researchers have found that aspirin prevents blood cells called platelets from producing an enzyme that allows them to clump…

Therapeutic Vaccines Showed Long-term Anti-Cancer Effects for Melanoma

03/31/2021Global Cancer News

When people hear the word “vaccine”, they often think about vaccine’s preventive function that protects people from getting infectious diseases such as flu, hepatitis or Covid-19. It’s true that traditional vaccines are developed to prevent infectious diseases, but innovative scientists are developing…

The Benefits of Juicing: Fact vs Fiction

03/31/2021AFCR News, Cancer Prevention & Treatments

No matter who you are or where you live, everyone can benefit by following one simple rule: eat more vegetables! But is juicing also beneficial? To keep it simple, the Asian Fund for Cancer Research has broken down some myths and spelled…

Alcohol and Cancer

03/30/2021AFCR News, Cancer Prevention & Treatments

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…

Applications Open for the 2021 AIM-HI Women’s Venture Competition!

03/17/2021AFCR News, WVC

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…

3 Things to Know Before Getting the Covid-19 Vaccine

03/08/2021AFCR News

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…

Lymphoma is Largely Gone After Covid-19 Infection: Demonstrating the Power of the Immune System

02/28/2021AFCR News

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…

Cancer and Diet: Does it Really Matter?

02/28/2021AFCR News, Cancer Prevention & Treatments

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…

3 Things to Know Before Getting the Covid-19 Vaccine

02/21/2021Coronavirus, Global Cancer News

Unlike healthy people, cancer patients need to know much more than just the assigned priority tier before getting the vaccine shots, since many of them may have weakened immune systems caused either by cancer or the treatment received. The following 3 tips…

AFCR’s Collaborative Model

02/16/2021AFCR News