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The impact of obesity and insulin on cancer risk
Our research will assess the role of obesity and insulin across multiple cancers using Mendelian randomisation
How do persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in diet affect endometrial and breast cancer risk?
Can rehabilitation after bone marrow transplants improve patient outcomes?
We’re funding a new research project to test if providing a rehabilitation programme for people after a bone marrow transplant improves outcomes for blood cancer patients
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Impact of nutrition and exercise programme after cancer diagnosis
Our goal is to investigate the effectiveness of a comprehensive programme for people after cancer, which includes nutrition, exercise, sleep and stress management, and explores the use of technology such as smart watches
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
The link between overweight and obesity, and surviving head and neck cancers
WCRF International is funding a pilot study assessing direction and causality in the association between BMI and head and neck cancer survival
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Isoflavones and lignans in breast cancer among Chinese women
This Hong Kong study will add to the data on the effects of dietary phytoestrogen on breast cancer outcomes
Impact of nutrition and exercise programme after cancer diagnosis
Our goal is to investigate the effectiveness of a comprehensive programme for people after cancer, which includes nutrition, exercise, sleep and stress management, and explores the use of technology such as smart watches
Insulin resistance as driver of myosteatosis in colorectal cancer
This study explores if insulin resistance drives fat accumulation in muscles, and worsen the prognosis of people with colorectal cancer
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Role of body composition and inflammation in multiple myeloma
Investigating how obesity and inflammatory proteins contribute to the development of multiple myeloma, with a focus on whether the amount of fat or where it is stored is more important
How does physical activity reduce the risk of breast cancer?
Funded by WKOF, we’re working on the key biological pathways linking physical activity with breast cancer risk
Vegetables, processed meat, or water: does it matter where we get our nitrate and nitrite from?
Nitrate-rich vegetables are beneficial for health, but evidence links nitrate in water and meat to cancer
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How does consuming cow milk affect colon cancer risk?
We’re funding a new research project into how bovine products may result in colon inflammation, damaging the cells
The link between overweight and obesity, and surviving head and neck cancers
WCRF International is funding a pilot study assessing direction and causality in the association between BMI and head and neck cancer survival
Will following WCRF/AICR’s Recommendations lessen fatigue in colorectal cancer survivors?
This trial asks if healthier lifestyles can reduce fatigue associated with colorectal cancer treatment
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CBT for insomnia in adults with primary brain tumours
Evaluating whether a telehealth group cognitive behavioural therapy programme can be safely delivered to people living with primary brain tumour in Australia
What role does thyroid hormone metabolism play in liver cancer development?
We aim to assess relationships between blood thyroid hormone levels and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, and explore underlying mechanistic pathways
An examination of the methods for assessing preventability of cancer
We’re researching the different ways in which the proportion of potentially preventable cancers is estimated
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Does eating ultra-processed food increase the risk of cancer?
How do ultra-processed foods (such as biscuits, crisps and cakes) affect the risk of developing, and dying of, cancer? Funded by WCRF
Diet, weight and physical activity and risk of glioma
This study aims to identify lifestyle factors influencing glioma risk, using pooled data from over 2 million participants in 21 studies worldwide to inform glioma prevention strategies
The protective effect of polyphenols on colorectal cancer risk in Japan
This project is investigating the role of polyphenols in colorectal cancer development using molecular epidemiologic studies
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Social inequality and sex and the relationship between lifestyle and cancer
This project, funded by WKOF, will estimate the proportion of avoidable cancer cases and risk of cancer if healthier choices were implemented among certain socio-economic groups
Targeting metabolic vulnerabilities in pancreatic cancer
In this project, we aim to starve pancreatic cancer cells of cysteine and determine whether this approach may represent a new therapeutic strategy to fight this devastating cancer.
Diet, weight and physical activity and risk of glioma
This study aims to identify lifestyle factors influencing glioma risk, using pooled data from over 2 million participants in 21 studies worldwide to inform glioma prevention strategies
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Role of body composition and inflammation in multiple myeloma
Investigating how obesity and inflammatory proteins contribute to the development of multiple myeloma, with a focus on whether the amount of fat or where it is stored is more important
Establishing risk factors for oesophageal cancer to inform prevention
Is your risk of oesophageal cancer determined by what you eat and drink and how this differs by gender, geography, body weight, your alcohol intake and whether you smoke
Effect of folic acid and vitamin B12 supplementation on DNA methylation
This study shows that supplementation with folic acid & vitamin B12 does not result in pronounced effects on DNA methylation
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Non-metastatic colorectal cancer: the role of liver fat, treatment tolerance & prognosis
The aim of this project is to unravel the role of liver fat in relation to acute and long-term clinical outcomes in individuals with large bowel cancer
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
Assessing the impact of gut microbiome on cancer risk in east Asians
This study will examine the link between gut microbiota and cancer risk in East asians using Mendelian randomisation to identify specific bacteria associated with common cancers
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Dairy and plant foods, and advanced prostate cancer
Calcium, fruit and vegetable intakes were not associated with risk of advanced prostate cancer in this research
Vitamin D levels and recurrence of bladder cancer
This project hypothesises that higher plasma vitamin D concentrations are associated with decreased risk of recurrence and better quality of life in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
Wearable technology and breast cancer survivors
This study, funded by WCRF International, suggests wearable fitness trackers may improve the quality of life of breast cancer survivors
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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
Diabetes and cancer: using genomics to probe the biological mechanism
This study looks at the biological processes that may link type 2 diabetes and cancer
Can chitin, found in insect shells, help prevent colorectal cancer?
We’re investigating whether chitin, a dietary fibre found in insect shells, can prevent colorectal cancer by changing the gut microbiota, reducing gut inflammation and improving DNA modifications in the colon