Preventing cancer. Saving lives

We examine how diet, weight and physical activity can affect your risk of developing and surviving cancer. While society continues to search for a cure, our prevention and survival work is helping people to live longer, happier and healthier lives – free from the devastating effects of cancer.

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POLICY

Physical activity in primary healthcare

With robust policies, GPs & nurses can help people do more activity and reduce their cancer risk

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OUR RESEARCH

Breast cancer survivors

We’ve analysed research on the links between weight, diet, physical activity & a woman’s risk of death after breast cancer

What does it say?

OUR RECOMMENDATIONS

Proven ways to reduce your cancer risk

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POLICY DATABASE

How countries tackle obesity and sedentary living

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IN THE NEWS

The risk of aspartame

What’s the deal following the recent announcement from IARC and WHO?

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CUP GLOBAL

Global Cancer Update Programme

Our flagship global research programme looks at international research on cancer, diet and activity

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WHO WE ARE

Our mission

How diet, weight and physical activity affect your risk of developing and surviving cancer

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