Awards$25 million boost for Singapore-led research to improve lung cancer treatment for Asian patientsIn a national effort to transform lung cancer care, the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), in collaboration with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS), has been awarded a S$25 million grant by the Singapore Ministry of Health through the National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Office, MOH Holdings Pte Ltd, under the NMRC Open Fund-Large Collaborative Grant (OF-LCG) programme.
ResearchSingapore researchers get $25m grant to screen, treat lung cancer in Asian patientsResearchers here have received a $25 million grant to work on tackling lung cancer in Asian patients across all stages – from risk prediction and early detection of those who are at risk, to personalised treatments of patients at more advanced stages of the illness.