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Sue Duncombe

@sueduncombe.bsky.social
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Proud to volunteer, campaign and fundraise for CRUK and support research as a Patient and Public Collaborator with a range of academic institutions, charities and the NHS. Attitude to life “What are you waiting for?!”

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Sue Duncombe @sueduncombe.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Love this from Humanists UK! #Thatshumanism is the perfect introduction to the humanist approach to life, featuring four animations narrated by Stephen Fry, and brand new posters all about humanism for schools. Have a look for yourself! humanists.uk/thatshumanism/
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That's humanism
Humanists make sense of the world through logic, reason, and evidence, and always seek to treat those around us with warmth, understanding, and respect.
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Cancer Research UK Policy @crukpolicy.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
A new economic analysis by Cancer Research UK shows that the UK economy loses £10.3bn to cancer deaths each year in lost productivity – more than any other health condition.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 20/06/2025
BREAKING: MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The #AssistedDyingBill will now proceed to the House of Lords. A landmark victory for compassion, dignity, and choice.
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Patrick McGuire @handle.invalid · 29/04/2025
#CRUKBridge2ABetterFuture April challenges done - 2 half marathons and a 10k! Thanks for all the support and donations to @cancerresearchuk.org fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/bridge-... More challenges to come across the year with @sueduncombe.bsky.social #TogetherWeAreBeatingCancer
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Cancer Research UK @cancerresearchuk.org · 03/06/2025
Our analysis also shows that, on average, 54% of cancers are diagnosed at an early stage in England – a proportion that hasn't changed for almost a decade. The govt’s National Cancer Plan must be a #TurningPointForCancer. Will you sign our open letter? 👇 action.cancerresearchuk.org/page/168473/...
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Sign the open letter
The government's National Cancer Plan is a once in a decade opportunity to transform cancer survival in England. Join us in calling for a bold plan that is committed to delivering the change needed ...
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Cancer Research UK @cancerresearchuk.org · 03/06/2025
Our latest 'Cancer in the UK' report reveals that the rate of people dying from cancer has fallen by over 20% since the early 1970s, but that the rate of people being diagnosed with the disease has risen by almost half across Great Britain. Read more 👇 www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/defaul....
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 03/06/2025
Would you like to join us as a patient and public reviewer? You will review the relevance and importance of an article's research question and receive £50 or a journal subscription for completing each review www.bmj.com/about-bmj/re...
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Guidance for BMJ Patient and Public Reviewers
Patient and public review at The BMJ
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Cancer Research UK @cancerresearchuk.org · 29/05/2025
Brilliant news that the Tobacco & Vapes Bill has just been voted through its legislative consent motion in the @parliament.scot. This is a huge step towards a #SmokefreeUK after a similar @niassembly.gov.uk vote in February and we now hope to see @senedd.wales follow suit.
A group wearing Cancer Research UK t-shirts and holding Smokefree signs celebrating outside the Scottish Parliament
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Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute @cruk-mi.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
May is #SunAwarenessMonth prompting thoughts of #SkinCancer & #VitaminD - but there's more! 🧪 Group leader @giampazolias.bsky.social spoke to BBC Science Focus about the relationship between Vitamin D, the gut #microbiome & cancer #immunity Read the story: www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/news/institu...
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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 14/05/2025
Help us spread the message: With just 48 hours until the next assisted dying debate, it's crucial to flood social media with support for law change. MPs must hear our call: When we cannot stay, let us choose how we go. One click can make a difference. Tag your MP in the comments. #LetUsChoose
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Patrick McGuire @handle.invalid · 13/04/2025
Budapest runs successfully completed! Good times for me and @sueduncombe.bsky.social but left physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted! More bridges crossed for more @cancerresearchuk.org #research Thanks for all your support and donations fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/bridge-...
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HNY Centre For Excellence @cfex.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Big brands send out barrage of junk food ads before obesity rules bite
Advertising on snacks rises 26% compared with last year, months before restrictions on promoting unhealthy food come into force
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Patrick McGuire @handle.invalid · 10/04/2025
Budapest on Sunday for our #CRUKBridge2ABetterFuture Challenge on Sunday I'm running the half marathon and @sueduncombe.bsky.social the 10k.Thanks for all support and donations to @cancerresearchuk.org @cancergrand.bsky.social @oxfordcancer.bsky.social fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/bridge-...
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Patrick McGuire @handle.invalid · 12/04/2025
Saving legs for tomorrow’s #BudapestHalfMarathon with @sueduncombe.bsky.social with bus and boat tours around the city today. Viewing some of the icons we’ll be running past as we add in some more bridges in another #CRUKBridge2ABetterFuture event @cancerresearchuk.org #TogetherWeAreBeatingCance
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Michelle Mitchell @michellecruk.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
25 years ago @cancerresearchuk.org helped lay the groundwork for the HPV vaccine. Today we’re supporting global efforts to prevent cervical cancer in countries like India, where they’re needed most. Read about one programme we’re helping fund in today's @theguardian.com 👇
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India trains thousands of medics to promote vaccine in huge push to end cervical cancer
Vast scheme aims to counter disinformation and increase awareness in country where low HPV vaccine take-up means many die from the preventable disease
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Cancer Research UK Policy @crukpolicy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
1/ Today, we’re spotlighting our prevention policy work at CRUK. Around 4 in 10 cancers are preventable in the UK. We need to shift from treating ill health to preventing it. Our team works to reduce cancers caused by the biggest risk factors: • Tobacco 🚭 • Overweight and obesity • Alcohol 🍺
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Prostate Cancer UK Professionals @prostateukprofs.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Can targeted SBRT help men with oligoprogressive #prostatecancer avoid chemotherapy for longer? Dr Priyanka Patel, @alison-tree.bsky.social & team at the Royal Marsden publish results of the @prostateuk.bsky.social funded TRAP trial in @ijrobp.bsky.social Grab a ☕ & read: doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
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Oxford Cancer @oxfordcancer.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cancer Research Programmes Manager to join #OxfordCancer ! The post-holder will provide day-to-day oversight and technical management of a portfolio of translational cancer research projects and programmes. Apply here ⬇️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Every political tribe in Britain hates Elon Musk, and increasingly so. Data via @yougov.co.uk.
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Shaun Walsh @shaunewalsh.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
“But across England progress has stalled in recent years, and in some regions smoking rates appear to be increasing” It's vital MPs & Lords back the Tobacco & Vapes Bill and do not loose momentum to a #Smokefreeuk news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/03/19/s...
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Smoking rates falling fastest in the North of England, but progress is slowing - Cancer Research UK - Cancer News
A new study that we funded has revealed that smoking rates have fallen more quickly in the North of England compared to other regions.
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Tim Elliott @timmunologist.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
@oxfordcancer.bsky.social “it’s about being bold and centred round patients” says @pjmcg.bsky.social
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/03/2025
Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space. Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
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Alison Tree @alison-tree.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Really shameful that more than 2 years after we learned that Abiraterone, an inexpensive medicine, saves lives, it is STILL not available in the English NHS. Thanks @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social for highlighting the struggle many men, and their doctors, are facing. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute @cruk-mi.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
A big thank you to all our volunteers & those from @cruknbc.bsky.social who took part in activities for this year's @britsciassoc.bsky.social #BritishScienceWeek! Fantastic engagement with local children with #CancerResearch at #ManchesterMuseum with @uniofmanchester.bsky.social activities #BSW25
A photograph of our stand at the Manchester Museum for British Science Week 2025, with two tables of activities including histology images, organoid models, mouse cages for in vivo experiments

Text reads "British Science Week 2025" and "Thank you to all our amazing volunteers"
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WaterAid UK @wateraid.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
A pivotal moment for global action on water! Yesterday, ministers from seven countries and representatives from the UN and the World Bank came together to tackle the global water crisis at a roundtable hosted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, supported by WaterAid. Change starts with water!
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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
RCGP moves to neutral position on assisted dying @royalcollegeofgps.bsky.social www.gponline.com/rcgp-moves-n... #GPnews
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RCGP moves to neutral position on assisted dying
The RCGP has changed its stance on assisted dying after its council voted to move to a position of neither supporting nor opposing a change in the law on the issue.
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Cancer Research UK Policy @crukpolicy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
5/ Councillor Cancer Champion Bob Lanzer wants to create a smokefree UK - a nation without tobacco, the largest driver of cancer inequalities in the UK.
A graphic with an image of councillor cancer champion, Bob Lanzer, along with some words on why he supports legislation to raise the age of sale of tobacco.
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Cancer Research UK Policy @crukpolicy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
4/ Cancer Research UK Campaigns Ambassador and shop volunteer, Jose, is supporting the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to help create a smokefree generation and prevent more young people from ever starting smoking
A graphic with an image of Cancer Research UK Campaigns Ambassador, Jose, along with some words on why he supports legislation to raise the age of sale of tobacco.
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Cancer Research UK Policy @crukpolicy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
2/ This #NoSmokingDay, we’re urging all parliamentarians from across the UK to support this Bill and leave a legacy to be proud of.
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Cancer Research UK Policy @crukpolicy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
1/ It is estimated that around 350 young adults start smoking every day in the UK. 🚭 The Tobacco and Vapes Bill would raise the age of sale of tobacco to help prevent future generations from ever starting smoking.
Asset that says 'support the tobacco and vapes bill this no smoking day', with a hashtag of smokefree UK.
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Prostate Cancer UK Professionals @prostateukprofs.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Prof Hashim Ahmed @londonprostate1.bsky.social at @ip-london.bsky.social designs clinical trials that report meaningful outcomes, ensuring valuable research funds are used to improve understanding of the best #prostatecancer treatments for men. 📙Read more: prostatecanceruk.org/research/res...
If we can confirm focal therapy is an effective treatment for cancer whilst maintaining a low side-effect profile, the potential impact to men with prostate cancer will be immense.  Overall, this would maintain not only their life expectancy but also quality of life.
Professor Hashim Ahmed, Imperial College London.
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Mike Waring @mikewaring.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
We have a PhD studentship in the @nudrugdiscovery.bsky.social @chemistryncl.bsky.social with me and @hannahstewart92.bsky.social to develop methods of making macrocycles as a new class of antimicrobial agents. Apply at the link and contact us if you have questions. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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A Build-couple-transform approach to diverse macrocyclic libraries for antimicrobial drug discovery. at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - A Build-couple-transform approach to diverse macrocyclic libraries for antimicrobial drug discovery. at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 10/03/2025
'We can’t wait for a better life in the hereafter – we need to create the best world possible right now, for everyone and for our planet.' It was an absolute privilege to interview the author, activist, and humanist @natashawalter.bsky.social. Read the feature today 🔗👇 humanists.uk/2025/03/10/n...
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Natasha Walter on legacy, humanism, and the fight for a fairer world
Natasha Walter is a feminist writer, human rights activist, and author of Living Dolls, A Quiet Life, and Before the Light Fades: A Family Story of Resistance. She founded the charity Women for Refuge...
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Trevor Graham @trevorgraham.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
We have an opening in our #DataScience core @icr.ac.uk. The post will work on a breadth of topics across #cancer biology, but expertise in spatial data, single cell and data integration are priorities. Details here: jobs.icr.ac.uk/vacancies/11... @jobrxiv.bsky.social
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Data Scientist in Sutton | The Institute of Cancer Research
View details and apply for this Data Scientist vacancy in Sutton. Salary Range: Commencement on the salary range is subject to comparable skills and experience. Future progression is based ...
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Craig Spencer MD MPH @craigspencer.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
My open letter to Elon Musk ⬇️ Unfortunately, I can't share it on his social media megaphone, because he broke it and it still isn't working. Similarly, he's hobbled all our disease-detection systems around the world. We will regret this.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Who funds biomedical research? @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
My latest post is now out. I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook. This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must! christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
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Censor, purge, defund: how Trump following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities
I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to come
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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Warning over rapid at-home prostate tests www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... and this is a surprise??? cc @mgtmccartney.bsky.social in the very unlikely event you missed an industry built on fear, with poor to no regulation
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Prostate cancer: Rapid at-home PSA tests spark concerns
Testing for PSA protein can indicate whether a man is at risk of prostate cancer.
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The Institute of Cancer Research @icr.ac.uk · 05/03/2025
NEW 📰: We’re excited to announce that ICR scientists will be part of a team of international researchers who have secured £1.5m funding from @cancerresearchuk.org to study the genetic secrets of childhood cancer #Neuroblastoma.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 06/03/2025
New evidence from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) has revealed that a majority of the English public believes family members and friends who help loved ones travel abroad for an assisted death should not face criminal investigation. humanists.uk/2025/03/06/p...
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Public backs decriminalisation for those supporting loved ones to access assisted dying abroad
New evidence from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) has revealed that a majority of the English public believes family members and friends who help loved ones travel abroad for an assisted deat...
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Sue Duncombe @sueduncombe.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Leaving a high-control religious group can be incredibly difficult and even dangerous. Humanists UK's powerful new animation lets those who leave know they're not alone, and that help is out there! Support #FaithtoFaithless and watch today. humanists.uk/faithtofaith...
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Introducing Faith to Faithless | Helping people leaving high-control religious groups
Leaving a high-control religious group can be one of the most challenging and painful experiences anyone can face. Humanists UK's new animation brings these deeply personal stories to life.
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Sue Duncombe @sueduncombe.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
An inspirational day for @pjmcg.bsky.social and me @icrlondon.bsky.social with @asharpmedonc.bsky.social and his team of researchers. Thanks for all you’re doing to bring hope to men with #prostatecancer. @ethansgrumps.bsky.social - great to meet you at last. Thanks for all you do too! ❤️
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Adam Sharp @asharpmedonc.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
@ethansgrumps.bsky.social @sueduncombe.bsky.social @pjmcg.bsky.social all giving up their valuable time to visit the @icrlondon.bsky.social tomorrow and see what we are after. Very much looking forward to having them.
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 22/01/2025
Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin (Collaboration with @politicalbeauty.bsky.social )
Picture of the Tesla gigafactory in Berlin with Elon Musk projected and the words Heil Tesla
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Sue Duncombe @sueduncombe.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
22/10/52 - 25/12/2009 15 years have passed since Philip died. I’m thankful for the memories. Thankful for the inspiration to live life to the full. Thankful for the motivation to improve cancer outcomes for cancer patients and their families with @cancerresearchuk.org and others
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
'Prince William to end feudal restrictions on his Duchy of Cornwall estate' Residents of central Dartmoor - the duchy’s largest landholding - will be given the right to buy the freehold to their homes for the first time, following the Govt's leaseholder reforms. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
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Prince William to end feudal restrictions on his Duchy of Cornwall estate
The royal has bowed to pressure over residents’ right to buy freeholds on parts of his hereditary land
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
If Ministers really do 'resist calls' to block Musk & his ilk from making political donations, they are complacent idiots. Capping donations is supported by Labour's new anti-corruption tsar Margaret Hodge, the Electoral Commission, & 56% of the public: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Ministers resist calls to block Musk donations to Farage’s Reform UK
Government fears moves to curb any potential cash from the tech titan could backfire and play into Reform UK’s hands
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Oxford Cancer @oxfordcancer.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Next years Oxford Cancer Symposium is open to registration www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxford-can...
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Oxford Cancer Annual Symposium Supported by the CRUK Oxford Centre 2025
The Centre’s Annual Symposium is a celebration of the passion and commitment to cancer research we have here in Oxford.
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Oxford Cancer @oxfordcancer.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Building a starter pack of Oxford based cancer researchers on Bluesky to help those who have recently joined to set up their networks. Get in touch if you want to be added or to let us know as more researchers sign up to the platform. go.bsky.app/6KvGzDB
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Cancer Research UK @cancerresearchuk.org · 06/12/2024
This is an incredible milestone, Patrick and Sue - thank you both as always for your incredible support 💙✨ @pjmcg.bsky.social @sueduncombe.bsky.social
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