China Scientists Given US Award for Cancer Breakthrough

Two China scientists have been awarded a prestigious US prize for their groundbreaking work with a form of leukemia. By combining traditional Chinese medicine and western approaches, they increased the five-year survival rate of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) from 25% to an astonishing 95%. In recognition of their contribution, Drs. Zhen-Yi Wang and Zhu Chen were named recipients of the 7th Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research by the National Foundation for Cancer Research in the US. More details.... Share this with colleagues: var switchTo5x=true; stLight.options({publisher:'d7871f5b-67bc-4d30-b66f-1465d0b97213'});