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Summer Academy for Future Scientists
This summer, re-discover the interesting science behind our food and daily life and learn to develop a healthy living habit with your kids in a fun and innovative way! Free admission on a first-come-first-served basis – join our Summer Academy for Future Scientists now!
Healthy Workplace Challenge
Is your workplace healthy enough? Are you ready to take up the Healthy Workplace Challenge for better health and well-being of your staff whilst being recognised as a responsible and caring employer? Fill out the Healthy Workplace Challenge survey and see how your company/ organisation scores.
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 | ||
| 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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