Cancer Prevention Blog

Fibre can protect against cancer

This week scientists funded by World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) found that eating ten grams of fibre daily lowers women’s risk of breast cancer by five per cent.

And as the effect is cumulative, eating 20 grams would mean a ten per cent lower risk and so on.

The research – part of WCRF/AICR’s Continuous Update Project (CUP) – is one of the largest analyses of literature relating to breast cancer and fibre and was published in the Annals … Continue Reading

Fibre-rich foods can help reduce risk of developing bowel cancer

It can sometimes be difficult to know how seriously to take the findings of new research about which foods either cause or prevent cancer.

Is it just another small study whose findings will by contradicted by another study the following month? Or is the evidence strong enough for it to be worth changing your lifestyle as a result of it.

But with recent coverage of a study about the effect of foods containing fibre on bowel … Continue Reading

Today we have published the most authoratative ever report on how diet, physical activity and weight affect bowel cancer risk as part of our Continuous Update Project.

Our press release focused on the findings that there is convincing evidence that red and processed meat increase bowel cancer risk and that foods containing fibre reduce risk of the disease.

The report has been covered widely in the media today and most coverage has focused on the link between bowel cancer and meat. Here is a brief summary of some of the articles:

Daily Telegraph: Red meat ‘raises bowel cancer … Continue Reading

Keeping the findings of the Expert Report up to date

Dr Teresa Norat from Imperial College London told the WCRF scientific conference today how the data collected for our Expert Report is being updated in a central database for the World Cancer Research Fund Continuous Update Project (CUP).

The CUP will be the biggest resource on diet, weight, physical activity and cancer prevention in the world.

Since 2007, … Continue Reading

Diet and Cancer Report

If you haven’t visited our Expert Report website recently, then you might be interested to know that it’s just been updated.

The main thing that is new is that you can now download the report reviewing the evidence on breast cancer, which is part of our Continuous Update Project (CUP). You may remember that this was the subject of a press release we issued last September that made headlines, including this front-page article … Continue Reading