WCRF UK’s vision, heritage and mission

Our vision

• World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK) helps people to make choices that reduce their chances of developing cancer

Our heritage

We were the first cancer charity:

• To create awareness of the relationship between diet and cancer risk
• To focus funding on research into diet and cancer prevention
• To consolidate and interpret global research to create a practical message on cancer prevention

Our mission

Today, WCRF UK continues:

• Funding research on the relationship of nutrition, physical activity and weight management to cancer risk
• Interpreting the accumulated scientific literature in the field
• To ensure that diet and health recommendations for reducing cancer risk are based on current science
• Educating people about choices they can make to reduce their chances of developing cancer

WCRF UK is part of the WCRF global network, which consists of the following charitable organisations: the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR); World Cancer Research Fund UK (WCRF UK); World Cancer Research Fund Netherlands (Wereld Kanker Onderzoek Fonds - WCRF NL); World Cancer Research Fund Hong Kong (WCRF HK); World Cancer Research Fund France (Fonds Mondial de Recherche contre le Cancer - WCRF FR); and the umbrella association, World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRF International).

“Stopping cancer before it starts”