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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?

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?
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Biomarkers of acrylamide exposure and risk of endometrial and ovarian cancers
Eric Duell’s research did not support the hypothesis that acrylamide exposure is associated with higher risks for endometrial and ovarian cancers
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
Body composition and colorectal cancer recurrence and survival
This WCRF-funded research showed that body composition is associated with chances of survival after colorectal cancer and with fatigue
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?
Body fatness at adolescence, adult attained height and the development of tumours in Lynch syndrome
Investigating the role of body fatness at adolescence & height on cancer in people with Lynch syndrome
Body mass index and surviving colorectal and endometrial cancers
The impact of BMI on cancer-related survival in chemotherapy-naive patients with non-metastatic colorectal and endometrial cancer
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 breast cancer research
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
Mapping the impact of obesity on the normal breast
This study examines how postmenopausal obesity affects breast cancer risk by analyzing breast tissue changes and testing anti-obesity drugs
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