FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:7 March 2022 CONTACT:Asian Fund for Cancer ResearchBradley Gillenwater, Senior DirectorE-mail: [email protected] New Asian Fund for Cancer Research Chairman Lance Kawaguchi Hong Kong – The Asian Fund for Cancer Research (AFCR) has announced Lance Kawaguchi, CEO of Australian charity Cure Brain Cancer Foundation, as the new chairman…...
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