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This
is CARIF’s mission statement: it is
a message of solidarity and of hope.
It is a simple yet powerful call to
action which will help us achieve
our goal of using research and
evidence-based medicine to find ways
to prevent the disease, detect it
early, and treat and cure it more
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CARIF is dedicated to achieving
maximum benefit for Malaysian cancer
patients by conducting research on
key priority areas. In this brief
review of CARIF’s activities,
we have highlighted a few of our key
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In “Breast cancer
breakthroughs”, we highlight
how CARIF has
identified key genetic
changes in Asian (Malay,
Chinese and Indian) women
and shown that the majority
of these are different from
the genetic changes found in
Caucasian women. We will be
using this research to
reduce the risk for families
with increased risk to
cancer and to build a risk
assessment model specific
for Asians. |
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In “Targeted therapy for
oral and nasopharyngeal
cancer”, we describe our
work in looking for new ways
to diagnose and prevent
these ‘Asian’ cancers. |
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In “Finding a cure from
Malaysia’s biodiversity”,we
highlight how CARIF
is working with many
Malaysian and international
organisations to
systematically develop new
cancer therapies by using
Malaysia’s rich biodiversity
and abundant natural
resources, and using our
diverse traditional
knowledge. |
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We wish to thank our pioneer and
on-going donors for your generous
support.
Our Board of Trustees is conscious
of our responsibility and our
accountability to use the funds
entrusted to us wisely and
effectively. |
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It is our commitment to ensure that
for every Ringgit invested in
CARIF, at least 95 percent is
used for research. |
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The
work we do at CARIF presents
an avenue for us all to invest in a
better and healthier future. Work
with us to make a difference. We
CAN beat cancer. You and Me.
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Tunku Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ahmad Yahaya
Chairman of the CARIF Board of Trustees |
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Dr. Teo Soo-Hwang,PhD
Chief Executive of CARIF
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