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

The worrying news that Britain tops the list for oesophageal cancer among our European neighbours was high on the news agenda today, with coverage in a number of daily newspapers.

The Daily Mail, Daily Express, Metro, Daily Mirror, Daily Telegraph and Guardian were among the papers to report on figures from WCRF showing how the UK compares unfavourably with other European nations, with 6.4 out of every 100,000 developing the disease every year – nearly double the European average of 3.3 per 100,000.

Our press release was also reported on by a number of influential regional … Continue Reading

Reducing your cancer risk

Many of us are interested in doing what we can do reduce our cancer risk.

The problem is there is so much different – and often conflicting – advice on cancer risk in newspapers and on the Internet.

This means it is easy to become confused about what to do for the best.

This is why World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) commissioned the most comprehensive ever report on the subject, where more than 7,000 individual studies on how diet, … Continue Reading

A new study being reported on the BBC has suggested 97 per cent of people in Scotland have at least one of five unhealthy habits – smoking, drinking, poor diet, physical inactivity and obesity.

This is a concern because there is very strong evidence that all these things increase risk of cancer.

And worryingly, the lead researcher has suggested that because people tend to put a positive spin on their lifestyles, the real picture may be even worse.

You … Continue Reading