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Dealing with bereavement at Christmas

Granny showing her granddaughter memories from the past

Dealing with bereavement at Christmas

Michael Clark, our Head of Legacy and In-memory Development, gives his personal take on how to deal with missing someone you love during the festive season

Breaking new ground: our first grants in Ghana and on brain cancer among £4m of research

A woman in a yellow jumper checks her phone

Breaking new ground: our first grants in Ghana and on brain cancer among £4m of research

19 new grants awarded including debut grants in Ghana, Iceland and Mexico, and 6 projects on breast cancer, with important study looking at POPs

Peak activity at certain times could play ‘crucial role’ in cutting bowel cancer risk

Shot of an attractive young woman going for a run in nature

Peak activity at certain times could play ‘crucial role’ in cutting bowel cancer risk

Physical activity across the day – with a peak early in the morning and late in the evening – linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer in new research funded by us

More prostate cancer research

Dairy and plant foods, and advanced prostate cancer

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

Do vegetarian diets lower cancer risk?

Do vegetarian diets lower cancer risk?

This research found that vegetarians had a reduced risk of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract

Fat tissue and advanced prostate cancer risk

Fat tissue and advanced prostate cancer risk

The aim of this project is to examine the amount of fat surrounding the prostate as a risk factor for aggressive prostate cancer.

Latest news and blogs

Dealing with bereavement at Christmas

Granny showing her granddaughter memories from the past

Dealing with bereavement at Christmas

Michael Clark, our Head of Legacy and In-memory Development, gives his personal take on how to deal with missing someone you love during the festive season

Breaking new ground: our first grants in Ghana and on brain cancer among £4m of research

A woman in a yellow jumper checks her phone

Breaking new ground: our first grants in Ghana and on brain cancer among £4m of research

19 new grants awarded including debut grants in Ghana, Iceland and Mexico, and 6 projects on breast cancer, with important study looking at POPs

Peak activity at certain times could play ‘crucial role’ in cutting bowel cancer risk

Shot of an attractive young woman going for a run in nature

Peak activity at certain times could play ‘crucial role’ in cutting bowel cancer risk

Physical activity across the day – with a peak early in the morning and late in the evening – linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer in new research funded by us

Latest news and blogs

Dealing with bereavement at Christmas

Granny showing her granddaughter memories from the past

Dealing with bereavement at Christmas

Michael Clark, our Head of Legacy and In-memory Development, gives his personal take on how to deal with missing someone you love during the festive season

Breaking new ground: our first grants in Ghana and on brain cancer among £4m of research

A woman in a yellow jumper checks her phone

Breaking new ground: our first grants in Ghana and on brain cancer among £4m of research

19 new grants awarded including debut grants in Ghana, Iceland and Mexico, and 6 projects on breast cancer, with important study looking at POPs

Peak activity at certain times could play ‘crucial role’ in cutting bowel cancer risk

Shot of an attractive young woman going for a run in nature

Peak activity at certain times could play ‘crucial role’ in cutting bowel cancer risk

Physical activity across the day – with a peak early in the morning and late in the evening – linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer in new research funded by us

More breast cancer research

How do persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in diet affect endometrial and breast cancer risk?

How do persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in diet affect endometrial and breast cancer risk?

Isoflavones and lignans in breast cancer among Chinese women

Isoflavones and lignans in breast cancer among Chinese women

This Hong Kong study will add to the data on the effects of dietary phytoestrogen on breast cancer outcomes

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

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

We’re exploring the associations between body fatness and breast, endometrial and ovarian cancers

Latest news and blogs

Dealing with bereavement at Christmas

Granny showing her granddaughter memories from the past

Dealing with bereavement at Christmas

Michael Clark, our Head of Legacy and In-memory Development, gives his personal take on how to deal with missing someone you love during the festive season

Breaking new ground: our first grants in Ghana and on brain cancer among £4m of research

A woman in a yellow jumper checks her phone

Breaking new ground: our first grants in Ghana and on brain cancer among £4m of research

19 new grants awarded including debut grants in Ghana, Iceland and Mexico, and 6 projects on breast cancer, with important study looking at POPs

Peak activity at certain times could play ‘crucial role’ in cutting bowel cancer risk

Shot of an attractive young woman going for a run in nature

Peak activity at certain times could play ‘crucial role’ in cutting bowel cancer risk

Physical activity across the day – with a peak early in the morning and late in the evening – linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer in new research funded by us

More colorectal cancer research

Vegetables, processed meat, or water: does it matter where we get our nitrate and nitrite from?

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.

How does consuming cow milk affect colon cancer risk?

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

Adherence to the WCRF/AICR Cancer Prevention Recommendations and Cancer Risk in the EPIC

Adherence to the WCRF/AICR Cancer Prevention Recommendations and Cancer Risk in the EPIC

This research investigated whether following our Recommendations was related to risk of cancers and death

Latest research-related news and blogs

Breaking new ground: our first grants in Ghana and on brain cancer among £4m of research

A woman in a yellow jumper checks her phone

Breaking new ground: our first grants in Ghana and on brain cancer among £4m of research

19 new grants awarded including debut grants in Ghana, Iceland and Mexico, and 6 projects on breast cancer, with important study looking at POPs

Peak activity at certain times could play ‘crucial role’ in cutting bowel cancer risk

Shot of an attractive young woman going for a run in nature

Peak activity at certain times could play ‘crucial role’ in cutting bowel cancer risk

Physical activity across the day – with a peak early in the morning and late in the evening – linked to lower risk of colorectal cancer in new research funded by us

Lifestyle patterns reduce breast cancer risk

A visualisation of a dividing breast cancer cell

Lifestyle patterns reduce breast cancer risk

Women who follow our Cancer Prevention Recommendations proven to have lower risk of developing breast cancer

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