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The 7th Beat the Banana Charity Run is back on 4 March 2012!
The 7th Beat the Banana Charity Run is back on 4 March 2012!
Come challenge and exercise yourselves for the 7th Beat the Banana! Charity Run with your families, friends or colleagues on Sunday, 4 March 2012, and help raise fund for WCRF HK in support of our research and education work for cancer prevention. Every little step you take counts to help build a world free from cancer! Places are limited and on a first-come, first served basis! Pencil in the date and sign up NOW.
UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases
UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) held in New York represents a “Once-in-a-Generation” opportunity to address 2.8 Million preventable cancers. Find out more about how WCRF global network is supporting the UN Summit on NCDs.
Please help put an end to cancer with your extra dollar
Whether or not you’re eligible for the HK$6,000 cash gift from the Financial Secretary, YOU CAN HELP us to reach the HK$1 million goal of the Magic Million Appeal that helps fund cutting edge cancer prevention research. Make a secure online donation now!
HK Funded Grants
Each year, our International grant programme funds new studies focusing on cancer prevention through food, nutrition and physical activity.
Here we provide details about our most recently funded research in Asia. For further information about these or any other research funded by the WCRF global network, please visit WCRF International’s funded research pages.
| YEAR | PROJECT | SCIENTIST |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | ||
| 2010 | Prospective study of soy intake and breast cancer prognosis in Chinese breast cancer survivors |
Suzanne C. Ho, PhD |
| 2010 | Etiological study of esophageal cancer in Chinese population – With special reference to dietary factors and genetic polymorphisms | Xiaorong Wang, PhD The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
2009 |
The acceptability and feasibility of a diet and physical activity intervention to prevent recurrence in colorectal cancer survivors |
Judy W.C. Ho, MBBS, FRCS, FHKAM |
| 2008 | A pilot study to investigate attitudes and behaviours towards food avoidance and food preference concerning Chinese cancer patients – patients’, general public’s, and Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors’ perspectives | Joseph T.F. Lau, PhD The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2008 | Changes in food and supplements consumption before and after diagnosis affecting quality of life in breast cancer survivors | Josette S.Y. Chor, PhD The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2006 | Effects of folate and the folate receptor alpha on ovarian and endometrial cancers: an in vitro study | Michelle K.Y. Siu, PhD The University of Hong Kong |
| 2005 | Molecular Mechanisms Involved in the Suppressive Effects of Garlic Derivatives on Cell Growth and Motility in Prostate Cancer | Xianghong Wang, PhD The University of Hong Kong |
| 2003 | Adolescent and adult soy intake and breast cancer risk in Chinese premenopausal women | Suzanne C. Ho, PhD The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2001 | Dietary Antioxidants and Health Promotion: Development of an In Vivo Comet Assay Model and its Application in Diet- Related Studies of Cancer Prevention | Iris F.F. Benzie, PhD The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
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