Why Arbiah Calls Cancer a Gift – A Survivor’s Message of Hope from Kelantan
“Cancer is a gift. It is not the end. Life does not stop when you have cancer – it stops when you give up.” These are the words of Arbiah […] [...]
Six MoUs, One Big Step Forward for Breast Cancer Care in Sabah
On 12th June 2025 in Kota Kinabalu, something special happened. Something that reminded us why we do what we do. In a room filled with hospital directors, navigators, ministry officials, […] [...]
Here’s how a Nobel Prize winning technology is being used to find a cure for oral cancer
This year, Professors Doudna and Charpentier were jointly awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of CRISPR-Cas9, a genome editing technology that allows scientists to deftly edit DNA from virtually […] [...]
What is your breast cancer risk score?
This year, our very own Malaysian scientists, together with the University of Cambridge and Singapore, released a ground-breaking genetic study to help identify Asian women with a higher risk of breast cancer. Turns […] [...]
Malaysian scientists discover 3 things we never knew about Asian breast cancers
We now have more data on Asian breast cancers than ever before. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, and although Asians make up more than half […] [...]
Which woman is at higher risk of breast cancer?
This new study narrows down the genes that matter. Pink ribbons, breast cancer campaigns all call for greater breast awareness, but you may be wondering, “If no one in my […] [...]
Dr Annie Chai has been awarded the Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh Research Grant 2021!
Who is Dr Annie Chai? Dr Annie has been working to improve the survival for oral cancer patients – a debilitating disease that is more common in Asians. She had […] [...]
2022 Recap #flashback
CRMY Milestones and Achievements in 2022 In a blink of an eye, we are in 2023. For the past few years, the world was hit with COVID-19 and the impact […] [...]
Dr Pan Jia Wern honoured at World Immunotherapy Congress-Asia
Cancer Research Malaysia’s very own Dr Pan Jia Wern, the Head of Genomics & Bioinformatics, has been honoured with the Young Investigator Award at the World Immunotherapy Congress-Asia (WIC-Asia), held […] [...]
Professor Dr Cheong wins international award for her work in oral cancer!
Who is she? Professor Sok Ching Cheong is the Head of Translational Cancer Biology at Cancer Research Malaysia (CRMY), and a Professor at University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. She trained […] [...]