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More breast-cancer related research

Why does obesity increase the risk of certain cancers in women?

Why does obesity increase the risk of certain cancers in women?

We explored the associations between body fatness and breast, endometrial and ovarian cancers

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Breast cancer: effect of yoga on endocrine-related musculoskeletal symptoms

Breast cancer: effect of yoga on endocrine-related musculoskeletal symptoms

The aim of this study is to assess the effect of yoga in women with a breast cancer diagnosis who suffer from joint pain and stiffness caused by hormone therapy.

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Chronic platelet activation – a major link between diet, lifestyle and cancer risk?

Chronic platelet activation – a major link between diet, lifestyle and cancer risk?

We’re funding the first comprehensive prospective study on chronic platelet activation in healthy subjects and subsequent cancer risk

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More on oesophageal cancer

Establishing risk factors for oesophageal cancer to inform prevention

Establishing risk factors for oesophageal cancer to inform prevention

Is your risk of oesophageal cancer determined by what you eat and drink and how this differs by gender, geography, body weight, your alcohol intake and whether you smoke

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Investigating major risk factors of oesophageal cancer in north-eastern Iran

Investigating major risk factors of oesophageal cancer in north-eastern Iran

This study will help clarify whether poor diet and hot beverage consumption are important risk factors

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Greater food variety could cut risk of gastrointestinal cancers

Greater food variety could cut risk of gastrointestinal cancers

Risk of cancers including bowel, colon and stomach could be reduced by having a wide variety of food species in our diets

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More prostate cancer research

Chronic platelet activation – a major link between diet, lifestyle and cancer risk?

Chronic platelet activation – a major link between diet, lifestyle and cancer risk?

We’re funding the first comprehensive prospective study on chronic platelet activation in healthy subjects and subsequent cancer risk

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Helping prostate cancer survivors in disadvantaged areas

Helping prostate cancer survivors in disadvantaged areas

A study, funded by WCRF, of the feasibility of a nurse-led behaviour change intervention to increase activity for prostate cancer survivors

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Selenium and the prostate: clinical trials on availability to prostate tissue and effects on gene expression

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

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Latest news and blogs

Can you trust what you read about cancer and diet on social media? 
A person lounging on a sofa uses a mobile phone, scrolling through a social media feed filled with health misinformation, while wearing a large ring on the other hand. The phone screen shows various messages and photos.

Can you trust what you read about cancer and diet on social media? 

During Cancer Prevention Action Week, more than 30 online health professionals and experts backed our Science Not Fiction campaign – and helped explain why health misinformation is a serious public health problem.

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WCRF attends UK parliamentary roundtable on health misinformation
A group of thirteen people stand and smile in a well-lit meeting room. The woman in the centre holds a book on the immune system and cancer. Several people wear conference badges, and there’s a table with a tablet and notepads in the foreground.

WCRF attends UK parliamentary roundtable on health misinformation

World Cancer Research Fund joined clinicians, researchers and policymakers at Westminster to discuss the real-world impact of health misinformation and what needs to change.

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How a Fellowship helped Dr Mike Coleman uncover links between obesity, the immune system and cancer
A group of twelve smiling people, dressed in business casual attire, stand closely together indoors near a large window with sunlight and greenery visible.

How a Fellowship helped Dr Mike Coleman uncover links between obesity, the immune system and cancer

During his AICR/WCRF Fellowship, Assistant Professor Mike Coleman helped uncover how obesity weakens the immune system’s ability to fight cancer.

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More breast cancer research

Metabolic syndrome, gut microbiome, and breast cancer risk in Sub-Saharan African women

Metabolic syndrome, gut microbiome, and breast cancer risk in Sub-Saharan African women

The ABCS study examines how metabolic syndrome and the gut microbiome may impact breast cancer risk in Ghanaian women to support prevention strategies and personalised care in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Exploring the mechanisms linking sleep patterns and breast cancer risk

Exploring the mechanisms linking sleep patterns and breast cancer risk

This INSPIRE project shed light on how being a morning person may help reduce breast cancer risk, identifying 2 proteins that could play a key role.

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How does exercise improve cancer-related fatigue in patients with advanced breast cancer?

How does exercise improve cancer-related fatigue in patients with advanced breast cancer?

This study investigates how tailored exercise reduces fatigue and improves quality of life in patients with advanced breast cancer.

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More colorectal cancer research

Body fatness at adolescence, adult attained height and the development of tumours in Lynch syndrome

Body fatness at adolescence, adult attained height and the development of tumours in Lynch syndrome

Investigating the role of body fatness at adolescence & height on cancer in people with Lynch syndrome

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How western diets alter stem cells and induce colon cancer

How western diets alter stem cells and induce colon cancer

This project will investigate which western-style diet-related factors influence the inflammation of stem cells and the development of colon cancer

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Will following WCRF/AICR’s Recommendations lessen fatigue in colorectal cancer survivors?

Will following WCRF/AICR’s Recommendations lessen fatigue in colorectal cancer survivors?

This trial asks if healthier lifestyles can reduce fatigue associated with colorectal cancer treatment

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Latest news and blogs

Can you trust what you read about cancer and diet on social media? 
A person lounging on a sofa uses a mobile phone, scrolling through a social media feed filled with health misinformation, while wearing a large ring on the other hand. The phone screen shows various messages and photos.

Can you trust what you read about cancer and diet on social media? 

During Cancer Prevention Action Week, more than 30 online health professionals and experts backed our Science Not Fiction campaign – and helped explain why health misinformation is a serious public health problem.

Read more
WCRF attends UK parliamentary roundtable on health misinformation
A group of thirteen people stand and smile in a well-lit meeting room. The woman in the centre holds a book on the immune system and cancer. Several people wear conference badges, and there’s a table with a tablet and notepads in the foreground.

WCRF attends UK parliamentary roundtable on health misinformation

World Cancer Research Fund joined clinicians, researchers and policymakers at Westminster to discuss the real-world impact of health misinformation and what needs to change.

Read more
How a Fellowship helped Dr Mike Coleman uncover links between obesity, the immune system and cancer
A group of twelve smiling people, dressed in business casual attire, stand closely together indoors near a large window with sunlight and greenery visible.

How a Fellowship helped Dr Mike Coleman uncover links between obesity, the immune system and cancer

During his AICR/WCRF Fellowship, Assistant Professor Mike Coleman helped uncover how obesity weakens the immune system’s ability to fight cancer.

Read more

Latest news and blogs

Can you trust what you read about cancer and diet on social media? 
A person lounging on a sofa uses a mobile phone, scrolling through a social media feed filled with health misinformation, while wearing a large ring on the other hand. The phone screen shows various messages and photos.

Can you trust what you read about cancer and diet on social media? 

During Cancer Prevention Action Week, more than 30 online health professionals and experts backed our Science Not Fiction campaign – and helped explain why health misinformation is a serious public health problem.

Read more
WCRF attends UK parliamentary roundtable on health misinformation
A group of thirteen people stand and smile in a well-lit meeting room. The woman in the centre holds a book on the immune system and cancer. Several people wear conference badges, and there’s a table with a tablet and notepads in the foreground.

WCRF attends UK parliamentary roundtable on health misinformation

World Cancer Research Fund joined clinicians, researchers and policymakers at Westminster to discuss the real-world impact of health misinformation and what needs to change.

Read more
How a Fellowship helped Dr Mike Coleman uncover links between obesity, the immune system and cancer
A group of twelve smiling people, dressed in business casual attire, stand closely together indoors near a large window with sunlight and greenery visible.

How a Fellowship helped Dr Mike Coleman uncover links between obesity, the immune system and cancer

During his AICR/WCRF Fellowship, Assistant Professor Mike Coleman helped uncover how obesity weakens the immune system’s ability to fight cancer.

Read more

Latest news and blogs

Can you trust what you read about cancer and diet on social media? 
A person lounging on a sofa uses a mobile phone, scrolling through a social media feed filled with health misinformation, while wearing a large ring on the other hand. The phone screen shows various messages and photos.

Can you trust what you read about cancer and diet on social media? 

During Cancer Prevention Action Week, more than 30 online health professionals and experts backed our Science Not Fiction campaign – and helped explain why health misinformation is a serious public health problem.

Read more
WCRF attends UK parliamentary roundtable on health misinformation
A group of thirteen people stand and smile in a well-lit meeting room. The woman in the centre holds a book on the immune system and cancer. Several people wear conference badges, and there’s a table with a tablet and notepads in the foreground.

WCRF attends UK parliamentary roundtable on health misinformation

World Cancer Research Fund joined clinicians, researchers and policymakers at Westminster to discuss the real-world impact of health misinformation and what needs to change.

Read more
How a Fellowship helped Dr Mike Coleman uncover links between obesity, the immune system and cancer
A group of twelve smiling people, dressed in business casual attire, stand closely together indoors near a large window with sunlight and greenery visible.

How a Fellowship helped Dr Mike Coleman uncover links between obesity, the immune system and cancer

During his AICR/WCRF Fellowship, Assistant Professor Mike Coleman helped uncover how obesity weakens the immune system’s ability to fight cancer.

Read more

Latest research-related news and blogs

Can you trust what you read about cancer and diet on social media? 
A person lounging on a sofa uses a mobile phone, scrolling through a social media feed filled with health misinformation, while wearing a large ring on the other hand. The phone screen shows various messages and photos.

Can you trust what you read about cancer and diet on social media? 

During Cancer Prevention Action Week, more than 30 online health professionals and experts backed our Science Not Fiction campaign – and helped explain why health misinformation is a serious public health problem.

Read more
WCRF attends UK parliamentary roundtable on health misinformation
A group of thirteen people stand and smile in a well-lit meeting room. The woman in the centre holds a book on the immune system and cancer. Several people wear conference badges, and there’s a table with a tablet and notepads in the foreground.

WCRF attends UK parliamentary roundtable on health misinformation

World Cancer Research Fund joined clinicians, researchers and policymakers at Westminster to discuss the real-world impact of health misinformation and what needs to change.

Read more
How a Fellowship helped Dr Mike Coleman uncover links between obesity, the immune system and cancer
A group of twelve smiling people, dressed in business casual attire, stand closely together indoors near a large window with sunlight and greenery visible.

How a Fellowship helped Dr Mike Coleman uncover links between obesity, the immune system and cancer

During his AICR/WCRF Fellowship, Assistant Professor Mike Coleman helped uncover how obesity weakens the immune system’s ability to fight cancer.

Read more

Latest research-related news and blogs

Can you trust what you read about cancer and diet on social media? 
A person lounging on a sofa uses a mobile phone, scrolling through a social media feed filled with health misinformation, while wearing a large ring on the other hand. The phone screen shows various messages and photos.

Can you trust what you read about cancer and diet on social media? 

During Cancer Prevention Action Week, more than 30 online health professionals and experts backed our Science Not Fiction campaign – and helped explain why health misinformation is a serious public health problem.

Read more
WCRF attends UK parliamentary roundtable on health misinformation
A group of thirteen people stand and smile in a well-lit meeting room. The woman in the centre holds a book on the immune system and cancer. Several people wear conference badges, and there’s a table with a tablet and notepads in the foreground.

WCRF attends UK parliamentary roundtable on health misinformation

World Cancer Research Fund joined clinicians, researchers and policymakers at Westminster to discuss the real-world impact of health misinformation and what needs to change.

Read more
How a Fellowship helped Dr Mike Coleman uncover links between obesity, the immune system and cancer
A group of twelve smiling people, dressed in business casual attire, stand closely together indoors near a large window with sunlight and greenery visible.

How a Fellowship helped Dr Mike Coleman uncover links between obesity, the immune system and cancer

During his AICR/WCRF Fellowship, Assistant Professor Mike Coleman helped uncover how obesity weakens the immune system’s ability to fight cancer.

Read more

Further research into breast cancer

Body composition and chemotherapy toxicity in women with early breast cancer

Body composition and chemotherapy toxicity in women with early breast cancer

Can the amount of muscle and fat in the body, and how well the cells of the body are working, predict how people respond to chemotherapy?

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Wearable technology and breast cancer survivors

Wearable technology and breast cancer survivors

This study, funded by WCRF International, suggests wearable fitness trackers may improve the quality of life of breast cancer survivors

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How cholesterol metabolism disruptions influence breast cancer development

How cholesterol metabolism disruptions influence breast cancer development

This study examines the link between cholesterol metabolites, lifestyle factors and breast cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort

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