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Adherence to Mediterranean diet and risk of esophageal, gastric, pancreas, lung and breast cancer

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

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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

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Colorectal cancer survivors and following WCRF/AICR Recommendations

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?

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Advanced Glycation End Products: are exposures associated with colorectal cancer risk and survival?

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

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Are metabolites associated with obesity causing 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

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Vitamin D and prostate cancer

Vitamin D and prostate cancer

Richard Martin and his team observed an association between vitamin D and more aggressive cancers

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Latest research-related news and blogs

Our reaction to the launch of the US dietary guidelines 2025-2030
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Our reaction to the launch of the US dietary guidelines 2025-2030

We give our verdict on the new dietary guidance released by the US administration on 7 January 2026.

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Thank you for your support in 2025!
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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

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Donor power in action: 19 new research awards taking on cancer before and after diagnosis
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Donor power in action: 19 new research awards taking on cancer before and after diagnosis

We’ve awarded 19 new research grants, investing more than £5m to help people avoid cancer and live better and longer after a diagnosis

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