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Thank you for your support in 2025!
It’s been a busy year for World Cancer Research Fund as we continue to fund pioneering new research into cancer prevention. Here’s how your generous donations have made a difference in 2025
The UK government’s response to the CMA infant formula market study: what we think
The UK government has published its response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) infant formula study – here’s our verdict on their response
12 months – 12 moments: a year in review
Our Policy team looks back at their most impactful moments and achievements from 2025, with the year in review.
Latest news and blogs
Thank you for your support in 2025!
It’s been a busy year for World Cancer Research Fund as we continue to fund pioneering new research into cancer prevention. Here’s how your generous donations have made a difference in 2025
The UK government’s response to the CMA infant formula market study: what we think
The UK government has published its response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) infant formula study – here’s our verdict on their response
12 months – 12 moments: a year in review
Our Policy team looks back at their most impactful moments and achievements from 2025, with the year in review.
More lung cancer research
Adherence to Mediterranean diet and risk of esophageal, gastric, pancreas, lung and breast cancer
Piet van den Brandt’s research concluded that eating a Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of lung, postmenopausal breast, oesophagus (squamous cell carcinoma in men), and stomach cancers
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
Exploring selenium and lung cancer risk
We’re studying how selenium may influence lung cancer biology and survival of cancer cells, with the aim of informing future guidance
Latest news and blogs
Thank you for your support in 2025!
It’s been a busy year for World Cancer Research Fund as we continue to fund pioneering new research into cancer prevention. Here’s how your generous donations have made a difference in 2025
The UK government’s response to the CMA infant formula market study: what we think
The UK government has published its response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) infant formula study – here’s our verdict on their response
12 months – 12 moments: a year in review
Our Policy team looks back at their most impactful moments and achievements from 2025, with the year in review.
More prostate cancer research
Improving cognitive impairment in survivors of prostate cancer
How does physical activity, cognitive training, or a combination of the two help improve fatigue, memory and thinking in men on hormone treatment
Understanding how obesity-induced tumour metabolites drive prostate cancer progression
This study aims to show that changing diet can reverse obesity-induced tumour and prostate cancer progression
Impact of sleep on the development of reproductive system cancers
This INSPIRE project will use data from the UK Biobank and genome-wide association studies to examine the relationship between sleep habits, sleep medications, and the risk of prostate and endometrial cancers
More on oesophageal cancer
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
Adherence to Mediterranean diet and risk of esophageal, gastric, pancreas, lung and breast cancer
Piet van den Brandt’s research concluded that eating a Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of lung, postmenopausal breast, oesophagus (squamous cell carcinoma in men), and stomach cancers
Less survivable cancers and what can be done about them
Just 6 cancer types are responsible for almost half of cancer deaths in the UK. So why do they get less research funding?
Latest news and blogs
Thank you for your support in 2025!
It’s been a busy year for World Cancer Research Fund as we continue to fund pioneering new research into cancer prevention. Here’s how your generous donations have made a difference in 2025
The UK government’s response to the CMA infant formula market study: what we think
The UK government has published its response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) infant formula study – here’s our verdict on their response
12 months – 12 moments: a year in review
Our Policy team looks back at their most impactful moments and achievements from 2025, with the year in review.
More breast cancer research
How cholesterol metabolism disruptions influence breast cancer development
This study examines the link between cholesterol metabolites, lifestyle factors and breast cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort
Do vegetarian diets lower cancer risk?
This research found that vegetarians had a reduced risk of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract
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 news and blogs
Thank you for your support in 2025!
It’s been a busy year for World Cancer Research Fund as we continue to fund pioneering new research into cancer prevention. Here’s how your generous donations have made a difference in 2025
The UK government’s response to the CMA infant formula market study: what we think
The UK government has published its response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) infant formula study – here’s our verdict on their response
12 months – 12 moments: a year in review
Our Policy team looks back at their most impactful moments and achievements from 2025, with the year in review.
More prostate cancer research
Understanding how obesity-induced tumour metabolites drive prostate cancer progression
This study aims to show that changing diet can reverse obesity-induced tumour and prostate cancer progression
Impact of sleep on the development of reproductive system cancers
This INSPIRE project will use data from the UK Biobank and genome-wide association studies to examine the relationship between sleep habits, sleep medications, and the risk of prostate and endometrial cancers
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 news and blogs
Thank you for your support in 2025!
It’s been a busy year for World Cancer Research Fund as we continue to fund pioneering new research into cancer prevention. Here’s how your generous donations have made a difference in 2025
The UK government’s response to the CMA infant formula market study: what we think
The UK government has published its response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) infant formula study – here’s our verdict on their response
12 months – 12 moments: a year in review
Our Policy team looks back at their most impactful moments and achievements from 2025, with the year in review.