 Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research in Ariake, Tokyo | |
| Founded | 1908 |
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| Founder | Katsusaburō Yamagiwa Aoyama Tanemichi Shibusawa Eiichi |
| Focus | Cancer research |
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Key people | Masahito, Prince Hitachi (Honorary President) |
| Website | www |
The Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (公益財団法人がん研究会) (JFCR) is a non-profit cancer research organization based in Ariake, Tokyo. The JFCR was founded in 1908 as the first Japanese organization specializing in cancer by Katsusaburō Yamagiwa and his supporters.[1] The Cancer Institute and its attached hospital of JFCR were set up in 1934. The JFCR became a full member of the Union for International Cancer Control in 1968.[2]