Cancer Prevention Blog

physical activity and cancer risk

Following last week’s coverage for our press release about how many cases of breast and bowel cancer could be prevented through physical activity, Sky News has put their coverage online.

It includes a short excerpt from an interview I did with Sky News in my garden on Monday.

It’s the second time in a month Sky News viewers have had the chance to look at my garden.

I also did an interview with Sky … Continue Reading

We issued a press release today about how 10,000 breast and bowel cancer cases could be prevented through regular physical activity.

The story has had some great coverage, with eight national newspapers printing articles about it, including the Daily Express and the Daily Telegraph.

It was also a story on Sky News this morning, which included a snippet of an interview they did with me yesterday.

Hopefully, all this coverage will help raise awareness that regular physical activity reduces risk of cancer.

We hope it will also help promote our Walking Together campaign, where … Continue Reading

Running for charity

If you like the idea of taking part in a run to raise money for charity, why not do the Great South Run to raise money for World Cancer Research Fund?

The 10-mile run in Portsmouth is a fantastic event and this year it will be held on October 24.

As well as being a tough challenge, it is also a lot of fun with a fantastic atmosphere.

And if people do the Great South Run in support of WCRF UK, the money they … Continue Reading

Wine: a cause of breast cancer?

Those of you who read the Daily Mail may have seen an article today ‘One daily glass of wine can double risk of breast cancer‘ .

The study from the United States found that one or more drinks a day doubled the risk of lobular breast cancer. This type of breast cancer accounts for about 10 to 15 per cent of breast cancer cases.

The article also included a quote from me. At WCRF we feel it … Continue Reading

Being overweight increases cancer risk

World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK) has had an online body mass index (BMI) calculator for some time.

But today we have launched a revamped version of the BMI calculator that is easier to use.

Previously, people had to enter their weight in pounds to calculate their BMI. But we have changed this to be in stones and pounds.

Once people have calculated their BMI, we have also made it easier for them to find more … Continue Reading

Our press release about lower alcohol wines has been mentioned in a blog post by Susan Yager on the Huffington Post website.

Hopefully this article will help raise awareness that there is now strong scientific evidence that alcohol increases cancer risk.

When we last commissioned YouGov to ask people about cancer risk factors, just 47% thought alcohol increases cancer risk.

So we still have a long way to go in getting the message across.

Waist size: linked to cancer

There is an interesting article on the NHS Choices website responding to this week’s news coverage about a study suggesting people with large waists are at risk of dying young.

Cancer is one of the diseases identified as being linked to a large waistline.

This fits with the findings of the Expert Report World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) published in 2007, the biggest ever review of the evidence on how cancer risk is … Continue Reading

I mentioned on the blog yesterday that I did an interview with the Press Association following our press release comparing breast cancer rates in the UK and Eastern Africa.

It’s now online, so you can watch it on the This is Wiltshire website.

The sound levels seem to be low, so make sure you turn the volume up on your computer.

Newspapers: raising awareness of breast cancer risk

Following our press release yesterday about how UK breast cancer rates are four times higher than those in Eastern Africa, the Daily Mail has published a feature on what increases breast cancer risk.

Last week, this blog highlighted the example of My Weekly magazine’s piece on how to “cancer-proof your life” as an example of the media covering cancer prevention in a way that … Continue Reading

Alcohol: a breast cancer risk factor

It has been a busy morning in the World Cancer Research Fund press office following our press release about UK breast cancer rates being four times higher than those in Eastern Africa.

The story has been covered by The Sun, the Daily Mail, the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, The Independent, the Daily Express, and The Metro.

Yesterday Sky News came to my … Continue Reading