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• Hospital Authority of Hong Kong
  The Hospital Authority is a statutory body established in 1990 under the Hospital Authority Ordinance to manage all public hospitals in Hong Kong. It is an independent organization which is accountable to the Government through the Secretary for Health and Welfare, who is responsible for the formulation of health policies and monitoring the performance of the Authority.
• Department of Health, the Government of HKSAR
  The Department of Health is the health adviser of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and an executive arm in health legislation and policy. It safeguards the health of the community through promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services.
• Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society
  The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society is a non-profit making organization, founded in 1963 with the objectives of promoting, coordinating and organizing activities in the fight against cancer. The services provided by the Society encompass hospital service, cancer education, hospice care development, betterment for cancer patients, early detection and prevention and cancer research.
• Hong Kong Cancer Fund
  The Hong Kong Cancer Fund was established in 1987 to provide support and information to people living with cancer. It aims to reduce the impact of cancer, increase cancer awareness, and ensure, through information, empowerment and peer support, that no one faces cancer alone.
• Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation
  The Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation, inaugurated in March 2005, is the first charity dedicated to breast cancer education, support service and advocacy in Hong Kong. It aims to raise public awareness of breast cancer and the importance of early detection, to provide support for breast cancer patients on their road to recovery, and to support research and advocate for better breast cancer care in Hong Kong.

• International Agency for Research on Cancer
  The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization. It¡¦s mission is to coordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control.
• International Association of Cancer Registries
  The International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) was founded in 1966, as a professional society dedicated to fostering the aims and activities of cancer registries worldwide.