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Vitamin D and pancreatic cancer risk
Higher concentrations and dietary intake of vitamin D were not associated with a lower risk of pancreatic cancer.
Identifying which nutrients may cause or protect against prostate cancer
Our research hypothesises that folate, vitamin B12, & iron may increase cancer risk; selenium, vitamin D, E & lycopene may protect against
Colorectal cancer survival in Palestine: a feasibility study on lifestyle factors
This small study will determine if we can undertake a large long-term follow-up study to explore the relationship between lifestyle and survival among large bowel cancer patients.
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Dairy and plant foods, and advanced prostate cancer
Calcium, fruit and vegetable intakes were not associated with risk of advanced prostate cancer in this research
Identification of metabolic signatures related to stress and breast cancer risk and survival
This study examines the associations between self-reported stress and breast cancer risk and survival, and then identify novel blood markers of stress
How does physical activity lower the risk of cancer?
This research, funded by WCRF International, looks at how our genetics affect immunity, hormones and metabolism, and how these affect activity
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Understanding the link between colorectal cancer and obesity through metabolic profiling
This project aims to determine ‘metabolic signatures’ associated with obesity and assess their link with colorectal cancer, using untargeted metabolomics – a technique that allows simultaneous assessment of thousands of metabolites in blood
The effect of physical activity on heart health in blood cancer patients
We’re investigating if you can prevent the adverse cardiometabolic consequences of allogeneic stem cell transplant with physical activity
Body mass index and surviving colorectal and endometrial cancers
The impact of BMI on cancer-related survival in chemotherapy-naive patients with non-metastatic colorectal and endometrial cancer
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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
Early life infections: pathways to prevent adult cancers?
This INSPIRE project investigated whether severe acute infections early in life are linked to risk of cancer in early adulthood.
Using personalised diet and physical activity intervention to help stomach cancer patients after a gastrectomy in India
The project aims to determine whether using information about body composition can help personalise a diet and physical activity lifestyle intervention (IBC) and is acceptable to stomach cancer survivors who recently completed treatment
Further breast cancer-related research
Why does obesity increase the risk of certain cancers in women?
We explored the associations between body fatness and breast, endometrial and ovarian cancers
Identification of metabolic signatures related to stress and breast cancer risk and survival
This study examines the associations between self-reported stress and breast cancer risk and survival, and then identify novel blood markers of stress
How does physical activity lower the risk of cancer?
This research, funded by WCRF International, looks at how our genetics affect immunity, hormones and metabolism, and how these affect activity
Latest news and blogs
Blocking fat production in lung cells could slow breast cancer metastasis
Scientists have discovered that cancer cells hijack healthy lung cells to produce fats that support breast cancer metastasis.
A new way to define obesity
Is there a better way to classify obesity than relying on BMI alone? We spoke to Dr Heinz Freising at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) about this question and his research into a new definition of obesity.
Building research where it matters: lessons from studying breast cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa
Prof Reginald Annan makes the case for African-led research – and shares what building it from the ground up actually looks like.
More prostate cancer research
Do vegetarian diets lower cancer risk?
This research found that vegetarians had a reduced risk of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract
Obesity, exercise and prostate cancer
This study, funded by WCRF International, aims to investigate why obesity makes prostate cancer more aggressive
ERADICATE exercise trial to improve tumour perfusion alongside radiotherapy for prostate cancer patients
The ERADICATE exercise trial aims to increase the flow of oxygen to the prostate tumour alongside radiotherapy.
Latest news and blogs
Blocking fat production in lung cells could slow breast cancer metastasis
Scientists have discovered that cancer cells hijack healthy lung cells to produce fats that support breast cancer metastasis.
A new way to define obesity
Is there a better way to classify obesity than relying on BMI alone? We spoke to Dr Heinz Freising at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) about this question and his research into a new definition of obesity.
Building research where it matters: lessons from studying breast cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa
Prof Reginald Annan makes the case for African-led research – and shares what building it from the ground up actually looks like.
More lung cancer research
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
Exploring selenium and lung cancer risk
We’re studying how selenium may influence lung cancer biology and survival of cancer cells, with the aim of informing future guidance
Latest news and blogs
Blocking fat production in lung cells could slow breast cancer metastasis
Scientists have discovered that cancer cells hijack healthy lung cells to produce fats that support breast cancer metastasis.
A new way to define obesity
Is there a better way to classify obesity than relying on BMI alone? We spoke to Dr Heinz Freising at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) about this question and his research into a new definition of obesity.
Building research where it matters: lessons from studying breast cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa
Prof Reginald Annan makes the case for African-led research – and shares what building it from the ground up actually looks like.
More prostate cancer research
ERADICATE exercise trial to improve tumour perfusion alongside radiotherapy for prostate cancer patients
The ERADICATE exercise trial aims to increase the flow of oxygen to the prostate tumour alongside radiotherapy.
Selenium and the prostate: clinical trials on availability to prostate tissue and effects on gene expression
Ellen Kampman’s study showed that selenium is able to induce changes in the expression of a number of genes in the prostate
Vitamin D and prostate cancer
Richard Martin and his team observed an association between vitamin D and more aggressive cancers
Latest news and blogs
Blocking fat production in lung cells could slow breast cancer metastasis
Scientists have discovered that cancer cells hijack healthy lung cells to produce fats that support breast cancer metastasis.
A new way to define obesity
Is there a better way to classify obesity than relying on BMI alone? We spoke to Dr Heinz Freising at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) about this question and his research into a new definition of obesity.
Building research where it matters: lessons from studying breast cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa
Prof Reginald Annan makes the case for African-led research – and shares what building it from the ground up actually looks like.