Cancer Prevention Blog

Health professionals could provide lifestyle advice

The government recently received a report calling for GPs, nurses and other health professionals to do more to help people make lifestyle changes such as being more physically active or eating a healthier diet.

In line with WCRF’s Policy Report recommendations, NHS Future Forum calls for the promotion of healthy living to be a core part of the day-to-day business of NHS staff in a policy dubbed ‘make every contact count’.

Millions of people come into contact with health professionals … Continue Reading

Health professionals attended WCRF UK's Cancer Prevention Workshop

A very big ‘thank you’ to all the health professionals who joined us for our Cancer Prevention Workshop yesterday.

We thoroughly enjoyed it and had some great feedback, with participants calling it ‘a really excellent morning’ and ‘a brilliant session’.

It was a fantastic opportunity to talk about the work that we do and the evidence behind our message and it was great to … Continue Reading

Ethnic Minorities Cancer Awareness

South Asian women are less likely to develop breast cancer, Afro-Caribbean men are three times more likely than Europeans to develop prostate cancer, mouth cancer is more common among people from South Asia and liver cancer is a greater risk to Bangladeshi and Chinese communities.

These are just some of the examples which illustrate how, despite living side by side in the same country, different ethnic communities in the UK experience certain types of cancer at different levels.

There are a number of reasons why this … Continue Reading