AstraZeneca sales rise as demand for cancer treatments grow

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2026-07-27

London (PA Media/dpa) - AstraZeneca has revealed that demand for its range of cancer treatments buoyed sales this year as the drugs giant increased spending on new research. The Cambridge-based company said sales growth within its oncology and rare disease divisions helped deliver a boost. It reported total revenues of $30.67 billion for the first six months of 2026, up 6% compared with the year before, at constant exchange rates. Revenues from t......

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