The Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention is a monthly electronic journal publishing papers in all areas of cancer control. Its is indexed on PubMed and Science Citation Index Expanded (Impact factor for 2009: 1.1) and the scope is wide-ranging: including descriptive, analytical and molecular epidemiology; experimental and clinical histopathology/biology of preneoplasias and early neoplasias; assessment of risk and beneficial factors; experimental and clinical trials of primary preventive measures/agents; screening approaches and secondary prevention; clinical epidemiology; and all aspects of cancer prevention education. All of the papers published are freely available as pdf files downloadable from www.apocpcontrol.org, directly or through PubMed, as well as www.apocp.org, or obtainable from the first authors. The APJCP is financially supported by the UICC Asian Regional Office and the National Cancer Center of Korea, where the Editorial Office is housed.