衰老是肿瘤、心血管、神经系统等疾病最重要的发病及不良预后因素。因衰老带来的疾病目前已成为阻碍社会健康水平提升的关键因素，给经济增长与社会保障带来严峻挑战。深入认识衰老、及早干预衰老进程、有效减少因衰老导致的肿瘤及其他相关疾病已成为现代生物医学研究的重要领域。

Aging is the most important factor of cancer, cardiovascular, nervous system diseases and poor prognosis. Diseases caused by aging have become a key factor hindering the improvement of social health, posing serious challenges to economic growth and social security. Deep understanding of aging, early intervention of aging process, and effective reduction of aging caused by cancer and other related diseases have become an important field of modern biomedical research.

鉴于海南省拥有的面向全球开放的医疗环境、典型的候鸟老人聚集地、政府对衰老与肿瘤的基础研究和临床转化研究强有力的支持，mg4355线路检测官网、上海交通大学医学院附属瑞金医院和美国塞缪尔•魏克斯曼癌症研究基金会（SWCRF）三方协商共同建立衰老与肿瘤国际研究中心（ICAC）。

In view of the favorable conditions Hainan Province possesses including an open environment for health development, a gathering place for migrant elderly individuals, strong government support for basic and translational scientific research on aging and cancer, the Hainan Medical University, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, and the Samuel Wexman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) jointly establish the International Center for Aging and Cancer (ICAC).

2020年12月18日，在陈竺副委员长、沈晓明书记的指导及支持下，mg4355线路检测官网、上海交通大学医学院附属瑞金医院与塞缪尔•魏克斯曼癌症研究基金会（SWCRF）达成正式合作协议，衰老与肿瘤国际研究中心正式成立。

The Hainan Medical University, Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine and Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation reached a cooperation agreement and held the 2020 Academic Conference and opening ceremony of the International Center for Aging and Cancer in Haikou on December 18, 2020.