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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
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
Colorectal cancer survivors and following WCRF/AICR Recommendations
Is adherence to World Cancer Research Fund/AICR’s Recommendations associated with a better quality of life in survivors of colorectal cancer?
Advanced Glycation End Products: are exposures associated with colorectal cancer risk and survival?
Mazda Jenab is researching high fat/protein or animal-source foods, and how they impact colorectal cancer
Are metabolites associated with obesity causing colorectal cancer?
This research looks at whether the impact of obesity on colorectal cancer is mediated through changes to the circulating metabolome
Vitamin D and prostate cancer
Richard Martin and his team observed an association between vitamin D and more aggressive cancers
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Largest ever study of vegetarian diets and cancer shows lower risk of 5 cancers
A major new study funded by has revealed how vegetarian diets may help reduce the risk of specific cancer types
International Childhood Cancer Day 2026
We’re marking International Childhood Cancer Day by highlighting our research programmes across our network of charities that are dedicated to improving outcomes for children and young people
The UK’s junk food ad ban: a cautionary tale of delay and dilution
Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Melissa Dando, sets out why marketing restrictions on junk food are particularly tricky to get over the line despite the benefits to public health and cancer prevention.