National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes

Cancer is listed as the number one cause of death in Taiwan since 1982. In 2016, cancer represented 27.7% of the cause of all death of the nation. In view of such epidemiological data, cancer has long been recognized as the important disease and issue for public health. The National Institute of Cancer Research (NICR), promoted from the formerly Division of Cancer Research in 2006, is the first Division and Institute at the NHRI. Since inception, it has established co-operative ties to explore novel and comprehensive clinical trials, and implement translational research derived from the laboratory. The research themes of NICR focus and launch into disease-oriented translational study programs: the locally prevalent betel nut-associated oral cancer and the less noticeable, devastating pancreatic cancer. The NICR is tasked to integrating and coordinating basic and clinical research to facilitate the development of innovative strategies for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ...