Our DREAM of defeating cancer: a summary of the 3rd Guangzhou International Symposium on Oncology

Abstract

Every 6 seconds, someone dies from cancer somewhere in the world. Every 13 seconds, a cancer patient dies in China. Cancer is currently the biggest threat to life around the world and a critical burden to China. To address this problem, it is especially important for scientists and physicians to remain abreast of cutting edge research and progress in the treatment of this disease. The 3rd Guangzhou International Symposium on Oncology was held on November 7-9, 2013, in Guangzhou, China (Figure 1). The symposium was jointly organized by Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC), the US Chinese Anti-Cancer Association (USCACA), the Guangdong Provincial Anti-Cancer Association, and the Chinese Journal of Cancer (CJC). The presentations covered several predominant types of cancer and progress in basic, translational, and clinical researches. The symposium revealed that there is still long way to go to reach our dream of defeating cancer, even though there has already been an enormous effort into research. Here, we provide highlights of the presentations. Figure 1. Dr. Wei Zhang is giving the opening speech.