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House of Lords committee calls for radical government action to transform ‘broken food system’
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House of Lords committee calls for radical government action to transform ‘broken food system’

UK government under pressure to address public health emergency of unhealthy diets and rising obesity, as new report demands action on UPFs and industry interference in food

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Alcohol causes cancer – so how can we galvanise governments to act?
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Alcohol causes cancer – so how can we galvanise governments to act?

How should sales of alcohol be regulated? How can we make more people aware of the risk of cancer from drinking alcohol?

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World Cancer Research Fund at the Labour Party conference
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World Cancer Research Fund at the Labour Party conference

How did World Cancer Research Fund get on when we visited the 2024 Labour Party Conference in Liverpool to talk about cancer prevention?

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  • References

    1 World Health Organization (WHO), Cancer Prevention, accessed 24/02/2020

    2 WCRF’s research shows that overweight and obesity increase the risk of:

    • mouth, pharynx and larynx cancers
    • oesophageal cancer
    • stomach cancer
    • pancreatic cancer
    • gallbladder cancer
    • liver cancer
    • bowel cancer
    • breast cancer
    • ovarian cancer
    • womb cancer
    • prostate cancer
    • kidney cancer

    3 National Cancer Institute: The Genetics of Cancer

  • About the poll

    All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size for the 2022 results was 2,017 adults and fieldwork was undertaken between 8–9 June 2022.

    The surveys were carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all UK adults (aged 18+).

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