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Obesity and cancer risk: Guardian health editor and author Sarah Boseley on...
Sarah Boseley is the Guardian’s award-winning health editor and author of ‘The Shape We’re In: How junk food and diets are shortening our lives’. Here she writes about the dangers of obesity, and...
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Helping nurses spread the cancer prevention message
At World Cancer Research Fund, we’re passionate about raising awareness of the ways that people can lower their cancer risk. One of the best means of reaching the public with our cancer prevention...
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Going the distance: Running a half marathon for cancer prevention
World Cancer Research Fund’s Health Promotion Manager Rachel Clark has decided to practise what she preaches by running the Royal Parks Half Marathon in central London in October. Read on to find out...
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Be SMART about your health with these simple steps
Take simple steps to a healthier you… WCRF’s Simple Steps leaflet can help you keep up your healthy habits Most of us want to be healthier but sometimes it can feel quite daunting to change our...
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‘Childhood obesity must stop': How researchers are trying to help future...
“There are plenty of scary statistics out there – with 43 million children aged 0-5 years old being overweight or obese globally, it’s clear that something needs to be done.” Associate Professor Karen...
View ArticleTake a ‘mo’ ment to read about our new report on prostate cancer
This November, for the 11th year running, men are putting their facial hair growing abilities to the test to raise awareness of prostate cancer, the UK’s most common cancer in men. We’re also raising...
View ArticleHow taking the stairs can help prevent cancer
Choosing to take the stairs instead of the lift might not seem like a big deal. Yet stair climbing is actually classed as vigorous physical activity and burns more calories per minute than jogging!...
View ArticleWorking mums and exercise: Is work the problem?
Standing up at work has been in the headlines this week. But what if work itself is the barrier to being more active? A study by Dr Megan Teychenne and her colleagues in Melbourne, Australia asked...
View ArticleUnsure about cancer prevention? Try our online workshop
When we meet health professionals we’re often impressed about their awareness of the role lifestyle factors like diet, weight and physical activity can have on cancer prevention. But we also know that...
View ArticleTowering challenge uses physical activity to prevent cancer
Choosing to take the stairs instead of the lift might not seem like a big deal. Yet stair climbing is actually classed as vigorous physical activity and burns more calories per minute than jogging! To...
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