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PREVENTABLE CANCERS

You can reduce your risk of many types of cancer by making simple changes to your lifestyle

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Cancer prevention – together we can

What increases cancer risk?

The lifestyle choices you make could dramatically affect your risk of cancer

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World Cancer Research Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales (1000739). A company limited by guarantee. Registered company in England and Wales (2536180). Registered address: 140 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9FW

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  • Preventing cancer
    • Healthy You
    • Can cancer be prevented?
    • What can increase your risk of cancer?
    • Cancer prevention recommendations
    • Types of cancer
    • Cancer statistics
  • Health advice and support
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19) resources
    • Eat well during cancer
    • Health checks
    • Health professionals
    • Recipes
    • Resources for cancer prevention
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    • Eat Move Learn
    • Free Simple Stews cookbook
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    • Why support us?
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    • Give in a will
    • Play our lottery
    • Trusts and foundations
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  • Our research
    • About our research
    • Research highlights
    • The cancer jigsaw
    • Questions about cancer
    • Meet our researchers
  • Latest
    • Blog
    • Press releases
    • Media information
    • Spokespeople
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