Latest news and blogs
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
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
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 research-related news and blogs
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
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
Women who follow our Cancer Prevention Recommendations proven to have lower risk of developing breast cancer
More breast cancer 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
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
Predicting responses to chemotherapy in breast cancer treatment
We’re funding a new research project into identifying chemotherapy pathways altered by nutrients in breast cancer to help develop a tool to select the best treatment for individual patients