Cancer Prevention Blog

Beer and football: a good mix?

The news that Budweiser will be sponsoring the FA Cup is disappointing.

Whatever good commercial reasons there may be for selecting Budweiser as a sponsor, it is bad news from a health perspective.

Many children enjoy watching football, so the fact that one of the main football tournaments is sponsored by Budweiser means that lots of children are going to be exposed to the marketing of an alcoholic drink.

We would question whether … Continue Reading

Expensive wine: still a cancer risk factor

There is an interesting debate going on in Australia following a warning from the Cancer Council Australia that drinking alcohol increases cancer risk.

This reflects the findings of our Expert Report, which is the most comprehensive report ever published on how what we eat and drink affects our cancer risk.

This is why we recommend that, if people do drink alcohol, they should … Continue Reading

Red wine: a cancer risk factor?

Today is the first day of Cancer Prevention Week, and as part of our media activity I did an interview on Radio 5 live this morning about the myth that wine, and red wine in particular, can prevent cancer.

It doesn’t. In fact, the opposite is the case.

There is now very strong evidence that drinking alcohol increases risk of several types of cancer, including breast cancer and bowel cancer.

And … Continue Reading

Alcohol: a cancer risk factor

I did an interview with BBC London radio station this morning about new research suggesting many cases of cancer are caused by alcohol.

This new study supports what we have been saying for some time – there is convincing evidence that alcohol increases risk of a number of types of cancer, including bowel cancer and breast cancer.

This is why we recommend limiting consumption to two drinks a day for a man and one … Continue Reading

Alcohol: a cancer risk factor

Yesterday I went to the House of Lords to attend the launch of the Alcohol Concern report Making alcohol a health priority.

Before the reception to launch the report, I took part in a discussion about the issues surrounding alcohol and health and Cancer Research UK and Bowel Cancer UK were also represented.

I was pleased to hear them both draw attention to the strength of scientific evidence that … 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.