Singapore ramps up cancer fight with S$50m in national grants
Singapore is pouring S$50 million in national grants into what is called precision oncology research for lymphoma and colorectal cancers. The funds are from the Health Ministry, and two research programmes will get S$25 million each for their research to improve understanding, diagnosis and treatment of the two types of cancers. CNA's Jill Neubronner spoke to Dr Jason Chan, Consultant at the Division of Medical Oncology and Director of the Cancer Discovery Hub at the National Cancer Centre Singapore, and Associate Professor Tam Wai Leong, Deputy Executive Director of the Genome Institute of Singapore at A*STAR, for more on their research.
Singapore is pouring S$50 million in national grants into what is called precision oncology research for lymphoma and colorectal cancers. The funds are from the Health Ministry, and two research programmes will get S$25 million each for their research to improve understanding, diagnosis and treatment of the two types of cancers. CNA's Jill Neubronner spoke to Dr Jason Chan, Consultant at the Division of Medical Oncology and Director of the Cancer Discovery Hub at the National Cancer Centre Singapore, and Associate Professor Tam Wai Leong, Deputy Executive Director of the Genome Institute of Singapore at A*STAR, for more on their research.
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