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Building research where it matters: lessons from studying breast cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa

A group of people wearing bright orange shirts stand together outdoors, smiling at the camera. One person holds a sign that reads CANCER IS JUST A WORD, raising awareness about breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. Trees and a billboard are visible in the background.

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.

Thank you for Every Step

A group of people wearing blue World Cancer Research Fund T-shirts smile and pose together outdoors, holding blue clackers. Blue banners and trees are visible in the background.

Thank you for Every Step

Rachael Hutson, CEO at World Cancer Research Fund, reflects on the London Marathon 2026 and shares other ways to support our life-saving research.

An assortment of fresh vegetables sits beside ultra-processed foods (UPFs) like crisps and biscuits, highlighting the contrast between wholesome choices and items increasingly linked to health concerns such as cancer.

Ultra-processed foods: reflections on what we know and what is coming

As consumption of ultra-processed foods rises globally, so do concerns about their health impacts. We unpack what UPFs are, examine emerging evidence on cancer risk, and highlight why further research is critical.

More research into colorectal cancer

Non-metastatic colorectal cancer: the role of liver fat, treatment tolerance & prognosis

The aim of this project is to unravel the role of liver fat in relation to acute and long-term clinical outcomes in individuals with large bowel cancer

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

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

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