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Duncan is running the London Marathon for OPA!
We’re incredibly proud to share that Duncan is taking on one of the world’s most iconic races—the London Marathon—all in

Jack is taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Trek for OPA!
Message from Sozanne Li, Jack’s Wife “In loving memory of my one of a kind Dad – Tsapman Li who

Leading UK robotics surgeon keynote speaker at AfPP Robotics Symposium
Nicholas Penney, Consultant Oesophagogastric Surgeon and Robotics Specialist at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), will be

Emma is running the Newcastle Half Marathon for the OPA!
“My mum who is aged 84 was diagnosed last summer around August 2024 with oesophageal cancer and my sisters and

Implantica announces a newly published real-world study from Germany reinforcing the excellent RefluxStop™ result
Implantica AG (publ.), a MedTech company at the forefront of introducingadvanced technology into the body, including the unique device RefluxStop™for

Nick has completed the Brighton Marathon!
“I decided to run the Brighton Marathon to raise as much money as possible for OPA cancer charity following my

Laura is running the Hackney Half Marathon!
“Running the Hackney Half in memory of my grandad who passed away from oesophageal cancer. He always showed up for

Nancy is running the Brighton Marathon!
My name’s Nancy Over, and I’ve set up this JustGiving fundraiser in memory of my Dad, Andrew Over. On September

Congratulations Alice Riley who has completed the Stafford Half Marathon!
“We lost my dad in 2020 to Oesophageal cancer after a short battle. I hadn’t previously heard of this type

Lisa Hubball – Oesophageal Cancer Patient Story
In early 2023 I started to experience what I presumed was heartburn although I had never really suffered with it
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