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
Metabolomic profiling and colorectal cancer risk
This study, funded by WCRF International, provides new insights into metabolic pathways that may play a role in colon cancer development
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
More breast cancer research
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
Do vegetarian diets lower cancer risk?
This research found that vegetarians had a reduced risk of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract
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?
More colorectal cancer research
Do vegetarian diets lower cancer risk?
This research found that vegetarians had a reduced risk of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract
How does consuming cow milk affect colon cancer risk?
We’re funding a new research project into how bovine products may result in colon inflammation, damaging the cells
Can vitamin D reduce fatigue in colorectal cancer patients?
A study to test whether vitamin D supplementation improves fatigue in patients with a colorectal tumor
Further colorectal cancer research
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
Reducing sedentary behaviour after colorectal and renal cancer
The aim of this study is assess whether and how reducing sedentary behaviour is related to adiposity, fatigue and quality of life in people after treatment for colorectal and renal cancer.
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
More colorectal cancer research
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.
Identifying the influence of the microbiome and metabolome on intestinal stem cells
We aim to find out if bacteria affect the behaviour of normal and cancerous intestinal stem cells.
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
Latest research-related news and blogs

Body size in children and young people hikes bowel cancer risk
Greater birthweight or body size during childhood, adolescence or young adulthood linked with higher risk of bowel cancer in later life

Newcastle MP discovers the cancer prevention research taking place in her constituency
World Cancer Research Fund grant holder, Assoc. Professor Jill McKay, shares her groundbreaking cancer prevention research with local MP, Chi Onwurah

Are seed oils good or bad for our health?
Seed oils such as sunflower, rapeseed and sesame oil are found in everything from salad dressings to stir fries. But with mixed messages in the media, people can be left wondering: are these oils helpful or harmful to our health?
Latest research-related news and blogs

Body size in children and young people hikes bowel cancer risk
Greater birthweight or body size during childhood, adolescence or young adulthood linked with higher risk of bowel cancer in later life

Newcastle MP discovers the cancer prevention research taking place in her constituency
World Cancer Research Fund grant holder, Assoc. Professor Jill McKay, shares her groundbreaking cancer prevention research with local MP, Chi Onwurah

Are seed oils good or bad for our health?
Seed oils such as sunflower, rapeseed and sesame oil are found in everything from salad dressings to stir fries. But with mixed messages in the media, people can be left wondering: are these oils helpful or harmful to our health?
Latest research-related news and blogs

Body size in children and young people hikes bowel cancer risk
Greater birthweight or body size during childhood, adolescence or young adulthood linked with higher risk of bowel cancer in later life

Newcastle MP discovers the cancer prevention research taking place in her constituency
World Cancer Research Fund grant holder, Assoc. Professor Jill McKay, shares her groundbreaking cancer prevention research with local MP, Chi Onwurah

Are seed oils good or bad for our health?
Seed oils such as sunflower, rapeseed and sesame oil are found in everything from salad dressings to stir fries. But with mixed messages in the media, people can be left wondering: are these oils helpful or harmful to our health?
More research into cancer survivorship
Can a diet rich in polyphenols improve the health of breast cancer survivors?
We’re funding a new research project into whether a diet rich in polyphenols is related to better health among breast cancer survivors
Does exercise during treatment help patients survive cancer?
Studying the molecular mechanisms underlying the protective effect of preoperative exercise in patients with gastro-oesophageal cancer
Obesity, exercise and prostate cancer
This study, funded by WCRF International, aims to investigate why obesity makes prostate cancer more aggressive
Latest research-related news and blogs

Body size in children and young people hikes bowel cancer risk
Greater birthweight or body size during childhood, adolescence or young adulthood linked with higher risk of bowel cancer in later life

Newcastle MP discovers the cancer prevention research taking place in her constituency
World Cancer Research Fund grant holder, Assoc. Professor Jill McKay, shares her groundbreaking cancer prevention research with local MP, Chi Onwurah

Are seed oils good or bad for our health?
Seed oils such as sunflower, rapeseed and sesame oil are found in everything from salad dressings to stir fries. But with mixed messages in the media, people can be left wondering: are these oils helpful or harmful to our health?
Further breast cancer-related research
Body composition and breast cancer risk
Laure Dossus’s research study looks at whether the association between body composition and breast cancer risk is mediated by immune function and chronic inflammation
Breast cancer and exercise: improving quality of life in cancer survivors
This study will investigate if exercise can prevent functional disability in breast cancer survivors
Body mass index in childhood and risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer
The study aims to determine whether a larger body size in childhood protects against a risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer.