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  2. Cancer Research UK - Wikipedia

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    Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the world's largest independent cancer research organisation. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom [ 1 ] and Isle of Man , and was formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund . [ 4 ]

  3. Gordon McVie - Wikipedia

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    In 2002 McVie became joint CEO of Cancer Research UK with Sir Paul Nurse, where he continued to support new molecule testing and support start-up companies. Then in 2003 McVie founded a new endeavour, Cancer Intelligence, then with the late Umberto Veronesi - a free online global cancer journal ecancer.org, which was published for eleven years ...

  4. London Research Institute - Wikipedia

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    The Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (LRI) was a biological research facility which conducted research into the basic biology of cancer. The LRI officially became a part of the Francis Crick Institute ("the Crick") in April 2015, research transferred to the new Crick building in Somers Town throughout 2015 and 2016, and LRI fully ...

  5. The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research - Wikipedia

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    The Institute is named in recognition of Sir George Beatson, a surgeon, who in 1912 established a research department in the cancer hospital in Glasgow. [ 2 ] This department became independent from the hospital in 1967 when the Institute was founded by the then Director, Dr John Paul.

  6. Why the UK has slipped behind when it comes to cancer ... - AOL

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    The IARC and WHO research predicts UK cancer deaths will soar by 53 per cent by 2050. Somewhat ironically, the uptick in cancer cases is in large part due to successes in other areas – we’re ...

  7. Institute of Cancer Research - Wikipedia

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    The Institute of Cancer Research (the ICR) is a public research institute and a member institution of the University of London in London, United Kingdom, specialising in oncology. [6] It was founded in 1909 as a research department of the Royal Marsden Hospital and joined the University of London in 2003. [7]

  8. Top cancer doctors call for UK-wide improvements in care - AOL

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    The paper outlines a 10-point plan to improve cancer care, and calls for the creation of a UK-wide national cancer control plan, along with a prevention programme for smoking, obesity and alcohol ...

  9. Medical Research Council (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    The MRC was founded as the Medical Research Committee and Advisory Council in 1913, [1] ... Cancer Research UK, Imperial College London, King's College London, ...