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Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society  

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  • THE HONG KONG Anti-Cancer Society (HKACS), founded in 1963, has three principal aims: to promote, coordinate and undertake cancer research and cancer education; to promote, coordinate, and undertake relief work for cancer patients and survivors and their families; and to provide medical facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients in Hong Kong. Above, a radiologist examines CAT scans. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society]

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