Further breast cancer-related research
How do persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in diet affect endometrial and breast cancer risk?
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
Body composition and chemotherapy toxicity in women with early breast cancer
Can the amount of muscle and fat in the body, and how well the cells of the body are working, predict how people respond to chemotherapy?
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New major cancer prevention report on dietary and lifestyle patterns
World Cancer Research Fund International launches major new report today on the role of Dietary and Lifestyle Patterns (DLPs) for cancer prevention

Putting human rights at the heart of cancer prevention
Suzanne Zhou, from the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer, says cancer prevention advocates must engage with human rights law to maximise the co-benefits of human rights and cancer prevention policies

How can we help teenagers to be more active?
Rising obesity & declining activity among young people is a global problem. Is it all down to screen time? We look at solutions to the crisis
More prostate cancer research
Selenium and the prostate: clinical trials on availability to prostate tissue and effects on gene expression
Ellen Kampman’s study showed that selenium is able to induce changes in the expression of a number of genes in the prostate
Does the age you are obese matter?
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of death from prostate cancer, but the underlying causes are poorly understood
Obesity, exercise and prostate cancer
This study, funded by WCRF International, aims to investigate why obesity makes prostate cancer more aggressive
Latest news and blogs

New major cancer prevention report on dietary and lifestyle patterns
World Cancer Research Fund International launches major new report today on the role of Dietary and Lifestyle Patterns (DLPs) for cancer prevention

Putting human rights at the heart of cancer prevention
Suzanne Zhou, from the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer, says cancer prevention advocates must engage with human rights law to maximise the co-benefits of human rights and cancer prevention policies

How can we help teenagers to be more active?
Rising obesity & declining activity among young people is a global problem. Is it all down to screen time? We look at solutions to the crisis
More lung cancer research
Adherence to Mediterranean diet and risk of esophageal, gastric, pancreas, lung and breast cancer
Piet van den Brandt’s research concluded that eating a Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of lung, postmenopausal breast, oesophagus (squamous cell carcinoma in men), and stomach cancers
Evaluating the protective effect of folate against lung cancer in a large European prospective study
Blood concentrations of vitamin B6 and methionine were lower in lung cancer cases than in controls in a study funded by WCRF International
Older adults with cancer: designing a diet and activity model of care
This project aims to co-design and test the feasibility of a new diet and physical activity programme for older people with cancer based on their values and needs.
Latest news and blogs

New major cancer prevention report on dietary and lifestyle patterns
World Cancer Research Fund International launches major new report today on the role of Dietary and Lifestyle Patterns (DLPs) for cancer prevention

Putting human rights at the heart of cancer prevention
Suzanne Zhou, from the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer, says cancer prevention advocates must engage with human rights law to maximise the co-benefits of human rights and cancer prevention policies

How can we help teenagers to be more active?
Rising obesity & declining activity among young people is a global problem. Is it all down to screen time? We look at solutions to the crisis
More prostate cancer research
Fat tissue and advanced prostate cancer risk
The aim of this project is to examine the amount of fat surrounding the prostate as a risk factor for aggressive prostate cancer.
Obesity, exercise and prostate cancer
This study, funded by WCRF International, aims to investigate why obesity makes prostate cancer more aggressive
MYEX exercise trial for patients with prostate cancer
Investigating tumour suppressive biological mechanisms is important in clinical oncology to expand exercise medicine and further confirm the prescription of exercise as essential for cancer patients.
Latest news and blogs

New major cancer prevention report on dietary and lifestyle patterns
World Cancer Research Fund International launches major new report today on the role of Dietary and Lifestyle Patterns (DLPs) for cancer prevention

Putting human rights at the heart of cancer prevention
Suzanne Zhou, from the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer, says cancer prevention advocates must engage with human rights law to maximise the co-benefits of human rights and cancer prevention policies

How can we help teenagers to be more active?
Rising obesity & declining activity among young people is a global problem. Is it all down to screen time? We look at solutions to the crisis
More breast-cancer related research
Bridging the gap in physical activity and diet support for breast cancer survivors
The aim of this project is to expand our previous study and improve breast cancer survivors’ exercise, healthy diet habits, quality of life and reduce risk of cancer returning
Defining the role of diet and age in the spreading of breast cancer
This research assesses metabolism, gene and protein expression in breast cancer cells, aged, obese and control mice with breast tumours and patient samples to understand formation of metastasis
Breast cancer: effect of yoga on endocrine-related musculoskeletal symptoms
The aim of this study is to assess the effect of yoga in women with a breast cancer diagnosis who suffer from joint pain and stiffness caused by hormone therapy.
More on oesophageal cancer
Exercise and outcomes in advanced oesophageal cancer
Will a pre-therapy exercise intervention improve the outcomes of patients with advanced oesophageal cancer?
Ultra-processed food heightens risk of mouth, throat and oesophageal cancers
Eating UPF can cause obesity, but that may not be the only factor linking highly processed food with upper aerodigestive cancers
Greater food variety could cut risk of gastrointestinal cancers
Risk of cancers including bowel, colon and stomach could be reduced by having a wide variety of food species in our diets
More prostate cancer research
Impact of dietary energy restriction and exercise on prostate cancer patients
This study will use a newly method to compare the impact of eating less food versus daily exercise on muscle, prostate, and prostate tumour growth responses
How does physical activity lower the risk of cancer?
This research, funded by WCRF International, looks at how our genetics affect immunity, hormones and metabolism, and how these affect activity
Obesity, exercise and prostate cancer
This study, funded by WCRF International, aims to investigate why obesity makes prostate cancer more aggressive
Latest news and blogs

New major cancer prevention report on dietary and lifestyle patterns
World Cancer Research Fund International launches major new report today on the role of Dietary and Lifestyle Patterns (DLPs) for cancer prevention

Putting human rights at the heart of cancer prevention
Suzanne Zhou, from the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer, says cancer prevention advocates must engage with human rights law to maximise the co-benefits of human rights and cancer prevention policies

How can we help teenagers to be more active?
Rising obesity & declining activity among young people is a global problem. Is it all down to screen time? We look at solutions to the crisis