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🏆 Major win for cancer prevention! New UK planning rules empower councils to block fast-food takeaways near schools & in areas with unhealthy food environments.

📢 Join us for the launch of our new Policy Blueprint for Cancer Prevention on 29 Jan 2025 at 2:30 PM GMT. A one-stop-shop for policymakers & advocates, packed with advice to drive cancer prevention policies & create healthier environments for all. 🌍💪tinyurl.com/5xvexat3

🎉We are super excited to launch our WCRF International Policy Blueprint for Cancer Prevention next year! 📆29 Jan 2025 @ 2:30PM GMT ✍️Sign up here: tinyurl.com/5xvexat3

🆕Our annual roundup of our WCRF International policy work - I'm exhausted just reading it!😅 tinyurl.com/5dpfvp3j 🙌Thank you Kendra Chow, Ioana Vlad & Giota Mitrou Kate Allen (inc Rebecca Taylor & Jen O’Mara (RNutr) !) for a great year! 👀Oh & there's a pic of me dressed as an elf

It’s nice to see interest in the interim results of our ongoing study investigating mechanisms of diets high in ultra-processed foods. Here, Andrea Petersen covers this topic in The Wall Street Journal wsj.com/health/wellnes…

Still time to join us TOMORROW for the launch of our new Policy Blueprint for Cancer Prevention at 2:30 PM GMT. A one-stop-shop for policymakers & advocates, packed with advice to drive cancer prevention policies & create healthier environments for all tinyurl.com/5xvexat3

🚨 Today we launch our new WCRF International Policy Blueprint for Cancer Prevention 👇 tinyurl.com/3e7cdy7j A one-stop-shop for policymakers & advocates to drive #cancerprevention policies and create healthier environments for all.

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The WHO/Europe report “Nordic alcohol monopolies: Understanding their role in a comprehensive alcohol policy and public health significance” highlights a comprehensive model used in the Nordic countries that other EU countries could learn some lessons from. 🧵

🚨 Today the Government launched a consultation on the National Cancer Plan for England, alongside a commitment to publishing the Plan this year. We warmly welcome this news on #WorldCancerDay and stand ready to work with Wes Streeting to ensure cancer prevention is at its heart

Great to be part of the Obesity Health Alliance - Account Inactive event UK Parliament speaking with MPs and peers about obesity and cancer prevention Lord Bethell Andrew Gwynne MP Victoria Collins MP

Stay up-to-date with the latest #AlcoholNews. In this edition: 📄New WCRF International blueprint for cancer prevention 🖋️Drinking culture in Wesminster 📢@nacoaUK break the silence on the hidden harm of alcohol addiction 🎟️Events and more! ➡️ahauk.org/news/aha-bulle…

We welcome this Competition & Markets Authority report. It "targets the insidious marketing practices of breast milk substitutes. Its recommendations can help families access safe and suitable breast milk substitutes, while not undermining breastfeeding and its health benefits" bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

It’s great to see this WHO/Europe report recommending health warning labels be added to alcohol packaging. Our own evidence shows alcohol is a risk factor for at least 7 cancers, yet it's exempt from any mandatory warning labels in most countries 🧵1/2 iris.who.int/handle/10665/3…

It was great to meet WCRF World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) at the Parliamentary Reception hosted by the Obesity Health Alliance. 1 in 5 people will face cancer in their lifetime, hitting vulnerable groups hardest, such as those disadvantaged by income, gender, education, or

📢SHAAP is supporting World Cancer Research Fund’s petition urging the UK Government to introduce a National Alcohol Strategy for England including improved alcohol labelling, minimum unit pricing and marketing restrictions. #CPAW2025 ✍️Sign here: change.org/p/act-now-dema…

We can’t keep ignoring the link between #alcohol and #cancer. In the UK, alcohol causes around 17,000 cancer diagnoses each year. Sign the WCRF petition calling for a National Alcohol Strategy to save lives. 🔗chng.it/wKtydJcXsv #CPAW25

Great to meet with Sarah Russell MP Kate Oldridge-Turner - @kateot.bsky.social #MelissaDando WCRF to discuss ideas for collaboration and advocacy to create enabling environments to support families to achieve optimal health and nutrition First Steps Nutrition Trust BFLG-UK 1 strategy ➡️ #EndExploitativeMarketing

Today is an an exciting day in UK political history – it's the first time that alcohol as a cause of cancer has been debated in parliament. We'll be covering the debate here live, with proceedings kicking off at 9.30am 🧵 whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal52484