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The RCS has appointed two new RCS Surgical Specialty Leads (SSLs). The appointments have been made in collaboration with the AUGIS, leading pancreatic cancer charities and Heartburn Cancer UK. Mr Keith Roberts is the new SSL in Pancreatic Cancer, part-funded by the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund and Pancreatic Cancer UK. He took up his post at the start of September. Professor Tim Underwood has been appointment as the new SSL in Oesophageal Cancer, part-funded by Heartburn Cancer UK and AUGIS.

A new PhD studentship has been created which will increase the amount of research dedicated to taking on pancreatic cancer, thanks to an exciting new partnership between Pancreatic Cancer UK and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

We comment on new research from Lund University into blood tests which detect pancreatic cancer.

Our Chief Executive, Diana Jupp, comments on the news about Aretha Franklin's death from from pancreatic cancer.      

The pancreatic cancer community are very saddened to hear the news that Sue Ballard has passed away following a courageous 3 year battle with ovarian cancer.