Oncology · Gastroenterology · 2 h ago
Cancer Grand Challenges launches funding call for gastroesophageal cancer prevention
Cancer Grand Challenges has launched two targeted challenges inviting global interdisciplinary teams to apply for up to US $34 million to advance gastroesophageal cancer prevention. A Nature Reviews Cancer article describing the initiative reports that gastric and esophageal cancers caused more than 1 million deaths worldwide in 2024.
- Two targeted challenges focus on gastroesophageal cancer prevention.
- Global interdisciplinary teams can apply for up to US $34 million.
- The available preview provides no clinical outcome data.
Cancer Grand Challenges has launched two targeted research challenges focused on preventing gastroesophageal cancer, according to an article in Nature Reviews Cancer. Global interdisciplinary teams are invited to apply for up to US $34 million in funding from the Torrey Coast Foundation and Cancer Research UK. The article reports that gastric and esophageal cancers caused more than 1 million deaths worldwide in 2024, highlighting the burden motivating the initiative. This is a research funding announcement, not a report of clinical findings or a change in prevention recommendations. The available subscription preview does not describe the two challenges in detail or provide application deadlines and eligibility criteria. Disclosures include authors’ employment or leadership roles with the funding organizations.
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