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How early years affect cancer risk in childhood

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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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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. Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Melissa Dando, sets out why the UK government urgently needs to implement a National Alcohol Strategy for England, and what it must contain

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Are seed oils good or bad for our health? 
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Are seed oils good or bad for our health? 

Seed oils such as sunflower, rapeseed and sesame oil are found in everything from salad dressings to stir fries. But with mixed messages in the media, people can be left wondering: are these oils helpful or harmful to our health?

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Preventing cancer. Saving lives

While society continues to search for a cure, our prevention and survival work helps people to live longer, healthier lives – free from the devastating effects of cancer.