Alcohol and cancer: let’s talk

Publication review date: December 2028

Changing behaviours: A guide to having conversations to support healthy behaviour change

This guide supports health professionals to have effective conversations with patients and clients about healthy lifestyle choices. It includes listening and communication techniques, as well as examples and activities to complete.

This resource is accredited by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), meeting their standards for quality, clarity and best practice. It aligns with recognised behaviour change frameworks and supports the education of health professionals.

This comprehensive guide is for anyone who wants to know the facts about keeping healthy after cancer.

Even if you’ve been given the all-clear, it can be a daunting time and is often made worse by the mixed messages about what diet and lifestyle advice people should be following.

We provide the latest scientific evidence on what practical changes people can make to their diet and lifestyle to help reduce the chance of cancer recurring.

It’s full of practical advice on:

• ways to eat more healthily
• how to manage weight loss and gain
• getting more activity into the day
• and how to make healthy changes stick.

It also addresses some of the common myths that people have around diet and cancer.

Publication review date: April 2026

Protect yourself against bowel cancer

This evidence-based leaflet provides information on who is most at risk of bowel cancer and what you can do to protect your health. Inside, you’ll find:

• Diet and lifestyle risk factors for bowel cancer
• Tips to help reduce your risk
• Guidance on the main symptoms to look out for
• Information on bowel cancer screening in the UK

Publication review date: August 2026

Women’s health guide

This guide explores:

• The most common cancers affecting women, including breast cancer
• How maintaining a healthy weight, eating well and being physically active can support women’s health and help reduce cancer risk
• The importance of staying healthy across every life stage, including menstruation, pregnancy, breastfeeding and the menopause

Find out the facts and stay in control of your health with our recently updated Men’s health guide.

Our guide covers the most common cancers in men in the UK, with the latest scientific evidence on how you can help to reduce your risk.

We help you stay on top of lifestyle factors such as exercise, eating and drinking, with real-life advice on the foods to avoid and how to make change last.

The Cancer Prevention Recommendations in this booklet and poster are based on the latest review of research into cancer prevention and survival related to diet, weight and physical activity, to ensure we provide the most reliable and up-to-date guidance on reducing your cancer risk.

As well as a comprehensive guide to all our Recommendations, this booklet and poster contain practical advice to help you make healthy choices to protect yourself against cancer, as well as other diseases such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Publication review date: August 2026

5 Simple steps to a healthier you

This short booklet is for people wanting to make healthy changes to their lifestyle but aren’t sure where to start.

Inside you’ll find simple, practical guidance on:

1. Being a healthy weight
2. Moving more
3. Eating well
4. Limiting junk food
5. Drinking less alcohol

World Cancer Research Fund’s health resources give you the tools to build habits that support long-term health and reduce your cancer risk.

Keeping physically active can have a big impact on our health – physically and mentally. It can have an immediate impact on our health and, importantly, if we keep doing it, it helps protect it for the future. It can also help reduce our risk of developing certain cancers. However, current levels of physical activity are insufficient for optimal health.

Nowadays getting active can be harder, especially with more of us doing a sedentary job. This can mean we end up sitting a lot more than is good for our health. In fact, on average we sit for around 12 hours a day!

Where possible, we should all try to minimise the amount of time we spend sedentary and sat down for.

There are lots of positive things you can do to combat this. This guide is packed full of practical tips and advice to help you move more and fit more activity into your day.

It looks at the benefits of doing different types of activities on our health and the importance of keeping active throughout our life. It also provides you with several exercises you can try – all from the comfort of your home.

Ready for a more active you?