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What’s causing high oesophageal cancer rates among adults in Malawi?
We’re looking at cellular changes to the oesophagus prior to cancer development, with a specific focus on exposure to N-nitrosamines, which may come from fish, pickled and fermented foods, or polluted water
The impact of folate and folic acid on colorectal cancer survival
We’re funding a new research project into concerns that excessive intake of folate that may speed up tumour growth or interfere with cancer treatment
Using mindfulness to reduce stress in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
This study assesses the effect of a 6-week online mindfulness program on stress reduction and related symptoms in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer
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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
Exercise and outcomes in advanced oesophageal cancer
Will a pre-therapy exercise intervention improve the outcomes of patients with advanced oesophageal cancer?
How lifestyle factors in childhood affect adult cancers in low- and middle-income countries (SUNRISE)
The aim of the SUNRISE Pilot Study in Fiji, Botswana, and Kenya is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the proposed methods for the SUNRISE Study in each country.
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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
Using mindfulness to reduce stress in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
This study assesses the effect of a 6-week online mindfulness program on stress reduction and related symptoms in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer
Does being a vegetarian lower your risk of cancer?
A study into whether vegetarians have a lower risk of developing certain cancers
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Rebuilding bone with exercise in multiple myeloma
This study’s objectives are to determine the effect of highly targeted exercise on the bone health and quality of life of people with multiple myeloma.
Folic acid, epigenetic regulation of BRCA genes and DNA repair
This research is a step towards helping nutritionists devise dietary recommendations for folic acid intake
Night shift work and the risk of testicular cancer and ovarian cancer
The ON-Shift project will explore the relationship between night shift work and the risk of testicular and ovarian cancers using data from studies in France and Denmark
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Using mindfulness to reduce stress in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
This study assesses the effect of a 6-week online mindfulness program on stress reduction and related symptoms in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer
Does following WCRF’s Cancer Prevention Recommendations work?
Prof Mathers found strong evidence that higher adherence to our Cancer Prevention Recommendations is associated with lower risk of several common cancers
An examination of the methods for assessing preventability of cancer
We’re researching the different ways in which the proportion of potentially preventable cancers is estimated
More breast cancer-related research grants
Does exercise offer long-term benefits for people with metastatic breast cancer?
A previous study showed that a supervised exercise programme reduced fatigue, pain and shortness of breath. We want to find out if these effects last
Using mindfulness to reduce stress in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
This study assesses the effect of a 6-week online mindfulness program on stress reduction and related symptoms in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer
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
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Does exercise offer long-term benefits for people with metastatic breast cancer?
A previous study showed that a supervised exercise programme reduced fatigue, pain and shortness of breath. We want to find out if these effects last
Using mindfulness to reduce stress in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
This study assesses the effect of a 6-week online mindfulness program on stress reduction and related symptoms in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer
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
More colorectal cancer research
The Butyrate paradox, MicroRNAs and colorectal cancer
A study of microRNAs in dietary reduction of cancer risk in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis patients, funded by WCRF International
Vitamin D and lifestyle, large bowel cancer development and Lynch syndrome
We’re funding a new research project into how lifestyle factors and vitamin D levels can affect the risk of large bowel cancer in people with Lynch syndrome
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
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