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Plant-based diets: eating for our health and the planet

The term plant-based has increased in popularity recently, and for good reason! But what are plant-based diets? Can they promote health for us and the planet?

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Keeping score: assessing the impact of our Cancer Prevention Recommendations
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Keeping score: assessing the impact of our Cancer Prevention Recommendations

We’ve standardised scoring how closely populations adhere to the WCRF/AICR Recommendations

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Cancer, exercise and older people
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Cancer, exercise and older people

Encouraging exercise among people with a cancer diagnosis

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A fishy tale? Maybe not…
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A fishy tale? Maybe not…

Fish and bowel cancer were in the headlines last week. Our resident nutritionist gives us the inside scoop

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As the science of cancer evolves, so too does our research
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As the science of cancer evolves, so too does our research

What’s next for our Continuous Update Project, the world’s largest cancer database on diet, nutrition and physical activity?

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Twickenham to Tokyo – the Man in the Van
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Twickenham to Tokyo – the Man in the Van

Who is Glenn, the man accompanying Patrick McIntosh to Tokyo?

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Should you pop the kettle on?
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Should you pop the kettle on?

Paul Brennan, one of our researchers, investigates whether drinking hot tea increases the risk of oesophageal cancer

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Eating fish may lower risk of bowel cancer
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Eating fish may lower risk of bowel cancer

Eating more fish could reduce your risk of bowel (colorectal) cancer, according to new research published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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How does the sun cause skin cancer?
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How does the sun cause skin cancer?

We’ve reviewed the evidence on the sun and other causes of skin cancer

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Tanning, beauty and skin cancer – the ugly truth
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Tanning, beauty and skin cancer – the ugly truth

The sun causes skin cancer, so why are we still sunbathing?

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What actually happens at the World Health Assembly?
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What actually happens at the World Health Assembly?

Acronyms, changing agendas and crafting statements: Margarita shares what it’s like at the WHA

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Drinking hot tea – what are the cancer risks?
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Drinking hot tea – what are the cancer risks?

WCRF-funded research has gained new insights on oesophageal cancer risk factors in north-east Iran

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Nutrition and breast cancer in South Africa
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Nutrition and breast cancer in South Africa

How has the nutrition transition affected breast cancer risk in South Africa?

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