HISTORY ofAPFOCC
the Asian and Pacific Federation of Organizations forCancer Research and Control• AFOCC(Asian Federation of Organization for Cancer Research andControl) was established by Dr. Kunio Ohta (Tokyo University) in Japan,
1972. 1st APCC conference was held in Tokyo-Shima JAPAN, 1973.
• Renamed APFOCC(the Asian and Pacific Federation of Organizations forCancer Research and Control) since 1979.
• APFOCC was founded for the collaborative and cooperative participationof Asian and Pacific region countries in the common fight against
cancer in all its aspects.

APFOCC Membership (17 societies from 13 countries)
No.

CountryAffiliation

1

China

Chinese Anti-Cancer Association

2

China

Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society

3IndiaIndian Cancer Society, Lady Ratan Tata Medical & Research Centre

4

India

Cancer Institute (W.I.A.)

5

Indonesia

Indonesian Cancer Foundation (Yayasan Kanker Indonesia)

6

Indonesia

Indonesian Society of Oncology

7

Iran

Hematology Oncology & BMT

8JapanJapanese Cancer Association, c/o International Medical Information Center

9JapanJapan National Committee for the UICC, c/o Cancer Institute10

Kazakhstan

11

Korea

Korean Cancer Association

12

Malaysia

Malaysian Oncological Society

1314
15

Nepal
Philippines
Singapore

B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital
Philippine Cancer Society, Inc.
The Singapore Cancer Society

16

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka College of Oncologists

17Thailand

The Oncological (Cancer) Society of Thailand

Kazakh Research Institute of Oncology & Radiology

Executive Committee Members of the APFOCC (2017~2019)
Position

Name

Affiliation

President

Dr. Dong-Young Noh

Korean Cancer Association (Seoul National University Hospital)

Secretary Generaland Treasurer

Dr. Jae Kyung Roh

Korean Cancer Association

Vice Secretary General Dr. Hideyuki Akaza

The University of Tokyo

Dr. Aru W. Sudoyo, M.D.

Indonesian Society of Oncology

Dr. Daiming Fan

Chinese Anti Cancer Association (CACA)

Dr. Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh

Shariati Hospital, Tehran University

Dr. Ibrahim A Wahid

Malaysian Oncological Society

Dr. Selvaluximy Ganesharajah

Radiation Oncology Cancer Institute, India

Dr. Kazuo Tajima

Mie University Graduate School of Medicine

Secretary General“They made a great development in APFOCC with their firm conviction and visionary acts.”

Dr. Kazuo Tajima (Japan)

Dr. Jae Kyung Roh (Korea)a Secretary General from 2002 to 2011a Secretary General and Treasurefrom 2012 to 2019

Chronicle of APCC Conference site (1973 – 2017)
Organized the biennial conference of APFOCC(APCC)
1st1973 Tokyo-Shima, Japan (K Ohta)

13th

1996 Penang, Malaysia (T Devaraj)

2nd1975 Singapore (K Shanmugatratnam)

14th

1997 HongKong (J Wong)

3rd

1977 Manila, Philippine (R Paterno)

15th1999 Chennai, India (V Shanta)

4th1979 Bombay, India (J Jussawalla)

16th

2001 Manila, Philippine (E Domingo)

5th1981 Colombo, Sri Lanka (H-V-J Fernands)

17th

2003 Bali, Indonesia (E-D-C Poetiray)

6th1983 Sendai, Japan (S Yamagata)

18th

2005 Seoul, Korea (J-K- Roh)7th1985 Jakarta, Indonesia (S Saroso)

19th

2007 Tehran, Iran (A Ghavamazadeh)

8th1987 Seoul, Korea (J-P Kim)

20th2009 Tsukuba, Japan (H Akaza)

9th1989 Lahore, Pakistan (S-A Askari)

21st

2011 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (IA Wahid)

10th1991 Beijing, China (T-Z Zhang)

22nd 2013 Tianjin, China (Xi-S Hao)

11th

1993 Bangkok, Thailand (P Phanthumachinda)

23rd 2015 Bali, Indonesia (Aru W. Sudoyo)

12th

1995 Singapore (T-T Eng)

24th 2017 Seoul, Korea (Dong-Young Noh)

Past APCC Conferences

Past APCC Conferences

[Report] The 24th APCC in Seoul, Korea (June 22-24, 2017)
2,299 participants from 47 countries attend the 24th APCC
1,605 Korean and 694 Foreign delegates

Europe34

Asia
2,174Africa
25Oceania
21

Top 10 Countries
Country AttendanceNorth America
44SouthAmerica
1JapanPhilippines
TaiwanIndonesia
Vietnam
USA
Singapore
China
Thailand
India

111
77
62
55
4242
40
39
2926

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Session Type
Memorial Lecture
Plenary Lecture
Keynote Lecture
Symposium
DebatePanel Discussion
Education Session
Joint Symposium
Meet the Professor
Master Class: Workshop
Master Class: Symposium
Luncheon Symposium
Satellite Symposium
K-R&D, R&D Session
Oral Presentation
Video Presentation
Poster Presentation

TotalSession
13205023711410713451041155Presentation
1320185
91425
43456
26
135208741390942

[Report] The 24th APCC in Seoul, Korea (June 22-24, 2017)

Jin-Pok KIM Memorial Lecture
No Year
1Country

Presenter

Title
Minimally Invasive and Individualized Management
for Gastrointestinal Cancer Using Highly AdvancedTechnologies

2005 Japan

Dr. Masaki Kitajima

2007

Could Not Attend (Iran-Iraq War)22009 China

Dr. Xishan Hao

Program on Breast Cancer Screening in China

32011 Japan

Dr. Kazuo Tajima

Ethno-epidemiology of Asian Pacific CancerEpidemic Pattern and its Prevention Strategy

42013 China

Dr. Sun Yan

Clinical Trials of New Anticancer Drugs Developed in
Recent Years in China

52015 Indonesia

Karlinah Umar
Wirahadikusumah

My Fight Against Cancer:
A Personal and Lifelong Journey

62017 USA

Dr. Waun Ki Hong

Accelerating Progress Against War on Cancer:
Moonshot Initiatives, AACR-SU2C Team ScienceAPCC Young Investigator Travel Award
from Korean Cancer Association (KCA)NO.

YearAwardees

Date/Place

1

Li Wang(China), Hyo Song Kim(Korea)
Nov. 12-14,(20th APCC) Byeong-Bae Park(Korea), Hyun Jung Kim(Korea)
Tsukuba, Japan
Sridervi Veluswami (India), (5 Awardees, USD1,000 Each)

2

Kai Li(China), Xijiang Zhao(China)(21st APCC) Wang Fengming(China), Teo Soo Hwang(Malaysia)
Muhammad Ehsanul Hoque (South Africa)

Nov. 10-12,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia

3

Bayarsaikhan Enkhjargal(Mongolia),(22nd APCC) Manu Sharma M(India), Prashant Kumbhaj(India)
Rakesh Kumar Gupta(Nepal), Robin Joshi(Nepal)

Oct. 31-Nov. 2,Tianjin, China

4

Bo-Ying Bao(Taiwan), Jeannie Chik(Hong Kong)(23rd APCC) Meng Xu(China), Rao Abha (India)
Vito Filbert Jayalie (Indonesia)

Aug. 20-22,Bali, Indonesia

5

USD 1,000 given to 25 Awardees from China, Japan and(24th APCC) Taiwan
USD 1,500 given to 25 Awardees from Other Countries
besides China, Japan and Taiwan

Jun. 22-24,Seoul, Korea

2009

2011

2013

2015

2017

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