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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!
Research
WCRF HK raises awareness that cancer is largely preventable and stimulates new public initiatives for cancer prevention and control throughout the world.
The WCRF global network has published the most comprehensive report ever produced on the relationship of food, nutrition, physical activity, and weight management to cancer risk: Food, Nutrition, Physical activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective (WCRF/AICR, 2007).
The WCRF global network funds cutting edge research in cancer prevention through our Grant Application Programme. To date, the WCRF global network has funded close to HK$1 billion in research in more than 30 countries. WCRF HK is dedicated to funding research in Hong Kong. A unique component to our research programme is input from our Asian Regional Research Advisors.
The prevention of cancer worldwide is one of the most pressing challenges facing scientists and public health policy-makers. Currently, cancer statistics predict that one in three people will develop cancer at some point.
The methodology behind the report
“The WCRF global network funds new studies in the area of diet, physical activity and cancer prevention, and interprets the existing scientific literature so that individuals can understand which factors really can affect their risk of cancer.” - Dr Panagiota Mitrou, Science & Research, Programme Manager,WCRF International
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