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Keeping track of drinking habits to cut cancer risk
Alcohol: a risk factor for several cancers At this time of year alcohol is a near constant presence in many of our lives, whether we’re drinking it, looking at adverts selling it or planning our...
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Bowel cancer: the most preventable common cancer
Bowel cancer is the UK’s third most prevalent form of cancer and the second biggest killer. Its discovery is sometimes a cause for embarrassment, which partially explains the high number of cases that...
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Are your food portions in proportion?
Portion sizes of foods in the UK have spiralled “out of control” according to a new report. The Portion Distortion report compared the portion sizes of 245 shop-bought foods with portion sizes of the...
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Behind the bulge lies booze: The hidden calories in alcohol
Startling research published today has shown the vast majority of people don’t know how many calories there are in their alcoholic drinks. The Royal Society for Public Health found that almost 90 per...
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Christmas drinks: How to keep your alcohol intake in check
At this time of year, we’re all faced with so many opportunities to socialise and go for a drink. Whether it’s attending a Christmas party, hosting a festive gathering or toasting in the New Year, it...
View ArticleSkipping meals for alcohol: The cancer risk
Calorie content labels have been introduced on alcoholic drinks, such as wine bottles, to help customers work out their calories consumption and make healthy choices. But what was meant to be a way of...
View ArticleThree alcoholic drinks a day can cause liver cancer
World Cancer Research Fund has for the first time confirmed that just three alcoholic drinks* a day can be enough to cause liver cancer. Strong evidence linking liver cancer with three alcoholic drinks...
View ArticleNo evidence that coffee offsets alcohol damage to liver
Last week’s release of our latest report from the Continuous Update Project, on the link between diet, weight, physical activity and liver cancer, received widespread coverage and was generally...
View ArticleThree drinks a day can cause liver cancer: A closer look at our evidence
This graph looks pretty innocuous doesn’t it? Innocuous it may be, but it helps explain the key finding from our Continuous Update Project, on the link between diet, weight, physical activity and liver...
View ArticleConfusing headlines hinder cancer prevention message
CANCER PREVENTION IN THE NEWS by Will Finch, World Cancer Research Fund UK’s Press and Communications Officer The information surrounding cancer and cancer prevention can be confusing, particularly...
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