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Cancer Prevention publications

Eating Well for Cancer Prevention Eat Well for Life: Helping You to Reduce Your Cancer Risk
Part of our You Can series, this guide is packed full of tips and suggestions on how you can enjoy food, eat healthily and reduce your cancer risk.
Eating Well and Being Active Following Cancer Treatment Eating Well and Being Active Following Cancer Treatment
A new booklet to inspire cancer survivors to make healthy choices after treatment.
Healthy New You Plan Healthy New You Plan
Start your new lifestyle today with the help of this practical healthy living plan that shows you how to improve your diet and be more active.
Know Your Risk: Making Sense of Cancer Stories in the Media Know Your Risk: Making Sense of Cancer Stories in the Media
Some media stories about cancer can be misleading. This booklet aims to help you understand the facts behind the headlines.
Men's Health Guide Men's Health Guide
Packed full of useful facts and figures on men's health, this handy booklet includes information on prostate and testicular cancer plus practical tips for staying healthy.
Moving More for LIfe: Helping You to Reduce Your Cancer Risk Move More for Life: Helping You to Reduce Your Cancer Risk
This booklet contains useful advice about the simple changes you can make to be more active.
Never Too Late to Start Feeling Great: Get Active! Never Too Late to Start Feeling Great: Get Active!
Being more active doesn’t have to mean going to the gym: this brand-new, large-print guide is packed full of great tips for getting active and staying healthy at any age. Includes an activity planner and a guide to chair and stair exercises you can do at home.
Reduce Your Cancer Risk: 10 Ways to a Healthier You Reduce Your Cancer Risk: 10 Ways to a Healthier You
The first booklet in our motivational You Can series, this booklet shows you how to make simple changes to your diet and lifestyle that will help you to lower your risk of cancer.
Stay in Shape for Life Stay in Shape for Life: Helping You to Reduce Your Cancer Risk
The final part of our You Can series, this booklet give you the facts about why it's important to maintain a healthy body weight, and is full of tips and suggestions on balancing your diet and physical activity to achieve this.
Simple steps Take Simple Steps to a Healthier You
By making healthy choices, you can help make cancer less likely to happen to you.
Women's Health Guide Women's Health Guide
Designed especially for women, this great guide includes information on breast cancer as well as top tips for reducing cancer risk.

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Reducing Your Risk series

Reducing Your Risk of Bowel Cancer Reducing Your Risk of Bowel Cancer
This leaflet provides the most up-to-date information on reducing your risk of one of the most common and preventable cancers.
Reducing Your Risk of Breast Cancer Reducing Your Risk of Breast Cancer
The most up-to-date advice on simple ways you can help reduce your risk of the most common female cancer.
Reducing Your Risk of Mouth and Throat Cancer Reducing Your Risk of Mouth and Throat Cancer
Find out how to reduce your risk of this cancer, which is closely linked to diet and lifestyle.
Reducing Your Risk of Mouth and Throat Cancer Reducing Your Risk of Oesophageal Cancer
Lifestyle and diet changes can reduce your risk of oesophageal cancer. Find out how in this informative leaflet.

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A Closer Look At series

A Closer Look at: Alcohol A Closer Look at: Alcohol
Practical information about alcohol consumption and how it increases cancer risk.
A Closer Look at: Breastfeeding A Closer Look at: Breastfeeding
Practical tips and information on how breastfeeding reduces cancer risk.
A Closer Look at: Dietary Supplements A Closer Look at: Dietary Supplements
This informative leaflet explains what dietary supplements are and how to get all the nutrients you need from a healthy diet.
A Closer Look at: Salt A Closer Look at: Salt
Useful information and practical tips and on how to reduce your salt consumption and reduce your cancer risk.

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Finding The Balance series

Energy Density: Finding the Balance for Cancer Prevention Energy Density: Finding the Balance for Cancer Prevention
Information about choosing lower energy-dense foods to help maintain a healthy weight.
Portion Size: finding the balance for cancer prevention Portion Size: Finding the Balance for Cancer Prevention
Information about how portion size can affect weight and what a healthy portion looks like for different foods including fruits, vegetables, starchy foods and dairy foods.
Red and Processed Meat: Finding the Balance for Cancer Prevention Red and Processed Meat: Finding the Balance for Cancer Prevention
Information on how red and processed meat affect cancer risk and the healthy alternatives that could help you reduce your meat intake.

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Cookbooks

5 a day cookbook 5 A DAY Cookbook
Do you find it hard to fit in your 5 A DAY? The tasty recipes and tips in this cookbook will help you.
Breakfast Boosts Breakfast Boosts
From Banana Muffins to Kedgeree, this cookbook has a healthy breakfast to suit all tastes - giving you the energy you need to start the day.
Budget Bites Budget Bites
Healthy, inexpensive recipes and top tips for eating well on a budget.
Comfort Foods Comfort Foods
This popular cookbook is packed full of comforting, delicious recipes for healthy meals and snacks.
Meals for One Meals for One
With helpful tips on how to make the most of cooking for one, our easy-to-follow recipes are sure to help you rediscover the joys of cooking.
Country stews & casseroles Country Stews and Casseroles
This cookbook contains six healthy recipes for one pot meals that can be cooked on the hob, in the oven or in a slow cooker. All of the recipes are simple to make, nutritious and tasty.
Festive Feasts Festive Feasts
Make your Christmas healthier with these useful seasonal recipes.
Food For Friends Food For Friends
Delicious and healthy recipes from 'Great British Menu' celebrity chef Chris Horridge.
Healthier Home Baking Healthier Home Baking
This great new cookbook contains the recipes for healthier versions of some mouth-watering cakes and desserts, which are perfect for enjoying as treats on special occasions.
Let’s Cook! Children’s Cookbook Let’s Cook! Children’s Cookbook
What better way to introduce children to healthy eating than to cook together? This fantastic cookbook, produced by the WCRF UK's Great Grub Club, contains lots of healthy, tasty recipes you can make with kids.
Light Bites Light Bites
Delicious recipes for light, healthy meals that are suitable for either lunch or dinner.
One Pot Wonders One Pot Wonders
Save on washing up with this practical cookbook containing six recipes that show how easy it is to make delicious and healthy dishes with just one pot.
Simple Suppers Simple Suppers
Healthy recipes for quick and delicious winter suppers, made from inexpensive, nutritious ingredients.
Traditional British Meals Traditional British Meals
Our most popular cookbook is packed full of healthy and delicious recipes for British favourites such as Cumberland Pie.
Winter Warmers Winter Warmers
This cookbook is designed to make it easier for you to cook simple, healthy recipes at home. It contains six warming winter meals that can all be made from one shopping list.

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Health Aids

Breast Awareness Shower Card Breast Awareness Shower Card
A handy guide to breast awareness and the steps you can take to reduce your breast cancer risk.
Breast Awareness Shower Card Get-fit Card 1: Tone your Stomach Muscles
These simple exercises count towards the 30-minutes of daily physical activity that will help reduce your cancer risk.
Get Fit Card Get-fit Card 2: Legs and Thighs
These simple exercises will tone your legs and thighs in the comfort of your own home.
Get-fit Card 3: Upper Arms and Body Get-fit Card 3: Upper Arms and Body
These simple exercises count towards your 30-minutes of daily exercise and will help build core body strength.
Get-fit Card 4: Cardio Get-fit Card 4: Cardio
These simple exercises will get your heart beating faster, help you burn calories and maintain a healthy weight.
Understanding food labels Understanding Food Labels
This handy wallet-sized leaflet clearly explains the information found on food labels, including traffic light symbols, helping you make healthy, informed choices.

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Posters

These informative posters are useful reminders on how you can reduce your cancer risk.

Posters Physical Activity poster

5 A DAY poster

Healthy Portions poster
Reduce Your Cancer Risk poster

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