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First Asian team to win top cancer research award

Team from S'pore, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand looked at factors specific to cancers in region

Duke-NUS Medical School professors Teh Bin Tean (far left) and Patrick Tan are part of the team, which also included scientists from Japan, Taiwan and Thailand. They found that many Asian cancers could be linked to specific exposures and environmenta — Duke-NUS Medical School professors Teh Bin Tean (far left) and Patrick Tan are part of the team, which also included scientists from Japan, Taiwan and Thailand. They found that many Asian cancers could be linked to specific exposures and environmental agents such as bacteria, viruses and toxins. ST PHOTO: LEE JIA WEN

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Apr 26, 2018, 05:00 AM

For decades, the battle against cancer was fought largely in the West, with cancer types that plague mainly Asians neglected in research.

But the tide has turned.

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