Explore some of the hundreds of research grants that World Cancer Research Fund has awarded. You can filter your search by cancer type, location, institution or researcher.
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Mark Hull’s research study confirmed that bowel cancer risk is increased in individuals with at least one hospital episode coded as obesity
James McKay’s research study looks at nasopharyngeal cancer, which is rare in western countries but more frequent in south-east Asia
Inga Prokopenko’s research study looks at the biological processes that may link type 2 diabetes and cancer, two of the most significant causes of death globally
Gary E Fraser’s research found that although there was little difference in overall cancer mortality between vegetarians and non-vegetarians, vegetarians were found to have a significantly reduced risk of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract
Konstantinos Tsilidis’s research looked at the effect of specific foods and nutrients on the risk of developing cancer
Tilman Kühn’s project suggests that over-activation of blood platelets may increase the risk of lung cancer, but not other cancers
Jennifer Baker’s research study looks at how a woman’s body size throughout her life affects the risk of breast cancer
Matty Weijenberg’s research study aims to unravel the biological mechanisms linking sedentary behaviour and physical activity with fatigue in colorectal cancer survivors
Heinz Freisling will study common cancers associated with adiposity, such as bowel and breast (in postmenopausal women), and cancers with a particularly strong association with adiposity and diabetes
