Types of cancer

There are many different types of cancer, but this section looks at the 14 types of cancer where there is strong evidence that risk is affected by diet, physical activity and weight.

For each type of cancer, we explain which lifestyle factors are related to this type of cancer and how they relate to our 10 Recommendations for Cancer Prevention.

It is important to emphasise that these Recommendations, which come from our Second Expert Report, are a package of measures that can reduce your risk of cancer overall, rather than any being especially targeted at any specific type of cancer.

Click on the links below to find out more about each type of cancer and what you can do to reduce your cancer risk.

Bowel cancer
Breast cancer
Endometrial cancer (also known as cancer of the womb lining)
Cancer of the gallbladder
Kidney cancer
Liver cancer
Lung cancer
Cancer of the Mouth, Pharynx and Larynx
Cancer of the Nasopharynx
Cancer of the Oesophagus
Pancreatic cancer
Prostate cancer
Skin cancer
Stomach cancer