What we are funding
Explore some of the hundreds of research grants that World Cancer Research Fund and Wereld Kanker Onderzoek Fonds has awarded. You can filter your search by cancer type, location of institution or exposure.
If you need help finding a grant, get in touch with the Research team: research@wcrf.org
> View our map of research grants to see where we’re funding
Uncovering the aetiology of cancers of unknown primary site
Are body composition, activity, diet and alcohol associated with risk of metastatic cancers without an identifiable primary origin?
Vitamin D and nasopharyngeal cancer
This study, funded by WCRF International, suggests vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of nasopharyngeal cancer
The protective effect of polyphenols on colorectal cancer risk in Japan
This project is investigating the role of polyphenols in colorectal cancer development using molecular epidemiologic studies
Plasma carotenoids, vitamin C and risk of breast cancer
This research found that women with higher levels of certain antioxidants appeared to have lower breast cancer risk
Physical activity and cancer-related fatigue
This research looks at preventing and minimising cancer-related fatigue, improving quality of life and disease outcome
The link between overweight and obesity, and surviving head and neck cancers
WCRF International is funding a pilot study assessing direction and causality in the association between BMI and head and neck cancer survival
Tailored exercise for head & neck cancer patients
We’ve funded this study as knowledge about exercise interventions tailored to the needs of patients is lacking
Obesity, exercise and prostate cancer
This study, funded by WCRF International, aims to investigate why obesity makes prostate cancer more aggressive
Metabolomic profiling and colorectal cancer risk
This study, funded by WCRF International, provides new insights into metabolic pathways that may play a role in colon cancer development
Mechanisms of how body fatness affects breast cancer risk
This study, funded by WCRF International, looks at the effect of body fatness on risk of postmenopausal breast cancer
Caffeine in pregnancy and leukaemia risk
This study looked at maternal caffeine intake and the presence of chromosomal abnormalities in neonatal blood
How effective is school-based obesity prevention?
This research suggests that school-based health promotion has some favourable and sustained effects