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Cancer
Research Centre (CaRC)
Cancer Research Centre (CaRC) In line with the National Strategic Plan for Cancer Control Programme (2016-2025), the Cancer
Research Centre (CaRC) has carried out research to improve prevention, early diagnosis and
treatment of cancers. CaRC comprises four units - Haematology, Stomatology, Molecular Pathology
and Biobank Units. CaRC conducts various research-related activities such as biomarker discovery
and validation, development of therapeutic agents, immunotherapy, pharmaco-genetics and
pharmaco-genomics of anti-cancer drugs and stem cell therapy.
The main objectives of CaRC are:
To improve cure rate,
To conduct research quality of life and
in cancers that are of prevent occurrence of
local importance secondary malignancy
OBJECTIVES
To improve assessment To provide better
of prognosis of assessment of
cancers by molecular individual patient
characteristics response to
analysis treatment
To study the aetiology and
control of cancer through
its surveillance, education,
research and service activities
