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Cancer Prevention Action Week

Join in our annual event where we raise awareness of cancer and cancer prevention, and encourage everyone to take action.

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CPAW 2025: Alcohol and cancer: let's talk

Alcohol and cancer: let’s talk

Many people don’t know that drinking any amount of alcohol increases the risk of at least 7 types of cancer

What happened in CPAW 2025
Make your move
CPAW 2024 image of a woman dancing in a kitchen

Make your move

2024: we encouraged people to get active to help reduce their cancer risk

All about exercise snacks
Great British Sarnie Swap
Egg lettuce tomato sandwich

Great British Sarnie Swap

2023: we challenged people to ditch the processed meat for healthier options

Hold the ham
Your cupboard heroes
Cupboard heroes – Cancer Prevention Action week 2022

Your cupboard heroes

2022: your humble tins are a secret weapon for cutting your cancer risk

Claim your cupboard
Lockdown lifestyles
Cancer Prevention Awareness 2021 – pledge graphic

Lockdown lifestyles

2021: how the pressures of COVID put Brits at an increased risk of cancer

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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.