Home About us News and blogs

News and blogs

Latest news, updates and blogs from World Cancer Research Fund.

Aerial view of tractor filled with green vegetables

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?

Category
- Alcohol
- Being active
- Diet, food & nutrition
- Living with cancer
- News
- Policy
- Science & research

Clear Filters

Does burnt toast give you cancer?

You may have seen some headlines recently on how overcooking starchy foods, like toast, chips or roast potatoes, can increase your cancer risk. We wanted to look at the evidence, to see if we should dial back the toaster and rethink our roasties.

New ways to have fun – without going to the pub

New ways to have fun – without going to the pub

Like so many people, drinking alcohol used to be the main way I socialised. I’d meet up with friends in the pub during the week over a glass of wine or two and went out drinking most weekend nights. In 2016, I decided to make a change.

How to find a plaice in your heart for oily fish

How to find a plaice in your heart for oily fish

We know that eating too much red meat can increase our risk of bowel cancer – but what can we eat instead?

What’s human rights got to do with preventing cancer?

A loaf of bread fresh from the oven in a baker's hands

What’s human rights got to do with preventing cancer?

Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death, but what does this have to do with the prevention of cancer and other NCDs?

What causes breast cancer – lifestyle or genes?

A visualisation of a dividing breast cancer cell

What causes breast cancer – lifestyle or genes?

The debate between ‘nature and nurture’ is often discussed with strong views and the same is true when it comes to thinking about our risk of breast cancer

Policy and advocacy for healthier lifestyles – the challenges and opportunities

Policy and advocacy for healthier lifestyles – the challenges and opportunities

Unhealthy eating, physical inactivity, drinking alcohol, and being overweight or obese contribute to the worldwide epidemic of NCDs

Mexico’s sugar tax – did it make a difference?

A can of drink poking out of the top of a pile of sugar cubes

Mexico’s sugar tax – did it make a difference?

Mexico approved a 1 peso tax to drinks with added sugar. Did it have an impact?

Understanding barriers – the key to behaviour change

Understanding barriers – the key to behaviour change

Whether we work in health or not, we’re all aware of the familiar list of excuses that people give for why they struggle to be healthier – and often catch ourselves using them too!

Advancing food and nutrition security in Brazil