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How much do preventable risk factors increase the burden of cancer?
We’re funding a new research project into the population-level relevance of preventable risk factors on the global burden of cancer
Vegetables, processed meat, or water: does it matter where we get our nitrate and nitrite from?
Nitrate-rich vegetables are beneficial for health, but evidence links nitrate in water and meat to cancer
Inflammation factors and endometrial cancer: a prospective study
This research supports the hypothesis that inflammation factors play a role in endometrial carcinogenesis
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Mapping the impact of obesity on the normal breast
This study examines how postmenopausal obesity affects breast cancer risk by analyzing breast tissue changes and testing anti-obesity drugs
Why does obesity increase the risk of certain cancers in women?
We explored the associations between body fatness and breast, endometrial and ovarian cancers
Impact of nutrition and exercise programme after cancer diagnosis
Our goal is to investigate the effectiveness of a comprehensive programme for people after cancer, which includes nutrition, exercise, sleep and stress management, and explores the use of technology such as smart watches
More lung cancer research
Older adults with cancer: designing a diet and activity model of care
This project aims to co-design and test the feasibility of a new diet and physical activity programme for older people with cancer based on their values and needs.
Evaluating the protective effect of folate against lung cancer in a large European prospective study
Blood concentrations of vitamin B6 and methionine were lower in lung cancer cases than in controls in a study funded by WCRF International
Comprehensive assessment, validation and causal identification of dietary exposures and cancer risk
Konstantinos Tsilidis’s research uses nutrient-wide association studies to look at lung, breast, colorectal and prostate cancers
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Adherence to Mediterranean diet and risk of esophageal, gastric, pancreas, lung and breast cancer
Piet van den Brandt’s research concluded that eating a Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of lung, postmenopausal breast, oesophagus (squamous cell carcinoma in men), and stomach cancers
Adherence to the WCRF/AICR Cancer Prevention Recommendations and Cancer Risk in the EPIC
This research investigated whether following our Recommendations was related to risk of cancers and death
Colorectal cancer survivors and following WCRF/AICR Recommendations
Is adherence to World Cancer Research Fund/AICR’s Recommendations associated with a better quality of life in survivors of colorectal cancer?
Advanced Glycation End Products: are exposures associated with colorectal cancer risk and survival?
Mazda Jenab is researching high fat/protein or animal-source foods, and how they impact colorectal cancer
Are metabolites associated with obesity causing colorectal cancer?
This research looks at whether the impact of obesity on colorectal cancer is mediated through changes to the circulating metabolome
Vitamin D and prostate cancer
Richard Martin and his team observed an association between vitamin D and more aggressive cancers
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Donor power in action: 19 new research awards taking on cancer before and after diagnosis
We’ve awarded 19 new research grants, investing more than £5m to help people avoid cancer and live better and longer after a diagnosis
The importance of pilot and feasibility studies
Researchers use these studies to identify and explore potential challenges before a main trial begins
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