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Chief Executive announces departure after a decade of success
Chief Executive Dr Helen Rippon announces departure after a decade of success
United Kingdom
Maria Alcolea Team
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A new discovery could flip oesophageal cancer treatment on its head
A new discovery could flip oesophageal cancer treatment on its head
United Kingdom
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Hide and seek: Stopping bowel cancer hiding from our immune system
Hide and seek: stopping bowel cancer hiding from our immune system
Spain
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An exciting discovery could transform treatment of pancreatic cancer
A new target? An exciting discovery could transform treatment of pancreatic cancer
Spain
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Supercharging chemotherapy: breakthrough gives hope to bowel cancer patients
Supercharging chemotherapy: breakthrough gives hope to bowel cancer patients
Italy
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Joining Curestarter forces to accelerate research into rare adrenocortical cancer 
Joining Curestarter forces to accelerate research into rare adrenocortical cancer
France
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Our top cancer research breakthroughs of 2025
Our top cancer research breakthroughs of 2025
Worldwide
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Glimmer of hope at the end of the rainbow for new breast cancer cures
Glimmer of hope at the end of the rainbow for new breast cancer cures
Finland

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