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Brits find it harder to talk about alcohol than sex or money

Cancer Prevention Action Week: only 16% of Brits feel comfortable talking about their relationship with alcohol and miss out on vital health information on alcohol and cancer.

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Why is saying ‘No thanks’ so difficult when someone offers you a drink?
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Why is saying ‘No thanks’ so difficult when someone offers you a drink?

Steering clear of alcohol when spending time with friends or family shouldn’t be a minefield – especially when the science says it’s so bad for your health

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Brits find it harder to talk about alcohol than sex or money 
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Brits find it harder to talk about alcohol than sex or money 

Our poll finds only 16% of Brits feel comfortable talking about their relationship with alcohol

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CPAW 2025 diary
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CPAW 2025 diary

We’ll be talking to politicans, giving radio interviews and speaking to the science experts about alcohol and cancer

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We call on Irish government to stay strong on alcohol warning labels
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We call on Irish government to stay strong on alcohol warning labels

In letters to Taoiseach and Health Minister, we urge government to ensure planned introduction of alcohol health labels comes into force without delay.

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Charity responds to latest UK government spending review
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Charity responds to latest UK government spending review

We respond to the UK government’s first multi-year spending review, where the Chancellor set out departmental budgets for the next 3 years

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Were you part of the Women’s Cohort Study?
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Were you part of the Women’s Cohort Study?

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the UK Women’s Cohort Study, the initial funding for which came from us

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Planet-friendly diet reduces risk of dying after cancer diagnosis 
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Planet-friendly diet reduces risk of dying after cancer diagnosis 

Eating diet that combines nutrition and sustainability shown to reduce risk of dying from cancer and other diseases among UK cancer survivors

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Brisk walking lowers the risk of 5 cancers
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Brisk walking lowers the risk of 5 cancers

We’ve funded novel research into the links between walking pace and previously unexamined cancer sites

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‘Racing as Wolverine gives me a purpose’ 
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‘Racing as Wolverine gives me a purpose’ 

Our amazing supporter John Steventon has raised nearly £2,000 by undertaking HYROX races. But facing a skin cancer diagnosis has proved to be one of his biggest challenges

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Body size in children and young people hikes bowel cancer risk
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Body size in children and young people hikes bowel cancer risk

Greater birthweight or body size during childhood, adolescence or young adulthood linked with higher risk of bowel cancer in later life

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Newcastle MP discovers the cancer prevention research taking place in her constituency
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Newcastle MP discovers the cancer prevention research taking place in her constituency

World Cancer Research Fund grant holder Assoc Prof Jill McKay shares her groundbreaking cancer prevention research with local MP, Chi Onwurah

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Tackling alcohol harm needs to be top of Keir Starmer’s to-do list
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Tackling alcohol harm needs to be top of Keir Starmer’s to-do list

What links arsenic, asbestos, tobacco – and alcohol? They’re all classified as Group 1 carcinogens, meaning they cause cancer

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