Researchers discuss the relationship between #obesity and #breastcancer as well as the aspects leading to obesity, from socioeconomic status to genetics and microbiome composition. #breastcancerawarenessmonth Paper in Frontiers - Oncology, click to read: fro.ntiers.in/CN3D

Hey look, another study showing a prudent diet is better than a stupid diet. gn24.ae/8d2f200f74d4000

On this #WorldCancerDay, let's thank all our researchers, policy workers and campaigners who work endlessly to inspire and help people reduce their cancer risk. #IAmAndIWill #cancerprevention Union for International #CancerControl

So grateful to all our #cancer scientists and #policy workers and campaigners that make our #CancerPrevention work happen. #WorldCancerDay #IAmAndIWill WCRF International WCRF

One way to reclaim back our social media is to choose what we can see in terms of food! 🍔❌ 👉🏼 Let’s avoid unhealthy food advertising and replace such images with #healthy options that can help promote healthier food environments! #ReclaimSocial #buildingmomentum #junkfoodads

As you can see from the map the darker red indicates higher rates of #obesity in that particular country! #CommonwealthDay2020

Our crowd-funding platform is live! Many have asked how they can help with the #StopTheSpread initiative, please distribute this far & wide. For every R100 donation, we can produce, bottle, & distribute 10 bottles of sanitizer to SA's most vulnerable: stopthespread.org.za/?c=HMtw

I did a deep dive into the COVID literature scanning 1300+ PubMed articles. I put together what I think is a core group of papers for clinicians and medical educators. You can access the library here: ucsf.box.com/s/2laxq0v00zg2… Pls send me your feedback! #FOAMed #COVID19

These next few weeks are going to be vital for us. As of today, new infections have risen to 554 in SA. Please, take the government restrictions seriously. We can and will get through this, but only if we consider the fact that our actions have consequences. #COVID19SA

South Africans clear dumping ground and create food garden for community dlvr.it/RXdgGz via Good Things Guy #AllCapeTown

SOUTH AFRICA’S SUPERHERO DIETITIANS nutritionconfidence.wordpress.com/2020/06/01/sou…

The MOVING framework’s six policy areas strongly align with the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Action Plan on #PhysicalActivity: Active environments; #Active people; and Active systems. policydatabase.wcrf.org #CC4EU CO-CREATE - EU Adolescent Obesity Project

In our launch webinar featuring WCRF International's new MOVING database, Kate Allen highlights that in order to be effective, actions need to be taken across all areas of the NOURISHING and MOVING framework. #CC4EU

While the database is live, WCRF International's work doesn't stop here! Kate Oldridge-Turner - @kateot.bsky.social highlights that it will be continuously updated and support youth policy co-creation activities taking place in our project! #CC4EU ➡️Access the database here: policydatabase.wcrf.org

Meet our WCRF International @wrf_uk researchers-Find out what inspires them, and how they got into #CancerResearch wcrf-uk.org/uk/our-researc… Amanda J Cross Kostas Tsilidis @richard36418277 inarie jacobs @HelenColemanQUB

📚New study: Nutrition labelling is improving the nation’s diet: bath.ac.uk/announcements/… @EllieFichera University of Bristol University of Bath #FOPL

A large percentage of breast cancer deaths in sub-Saharan Africa are preventable. This ABC-DO work attributes and quantifies survival gaps to modifiable factors. #IARCpaper Susan G. Komen IARC The Lancet Global Health WHO African Region London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine thelancet.com/journals/langl…

WCRF grant holder, Dr Sabina Rinaldi’s newly published paper found that a traditional dietary pattern and cereal-dairy breakfast pattern may reduce the risk of developing breast cancer, in South African women: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34836361/ Inge Huybrechts inarie jacobs Indian Republican #CancerResearch

Dr Elisabete Weiderpass has been re-elected for a second five-year term as IARC Director by the IARC Governing Council, which is composed of representatives of the 27 IARC Participating States plus the Director-General of WHO. iarc.who.int/news-events/dr…

36 participants from 26 countries are starting the second part of their #IARCSummerschool 2023 experience at the new IARC headquarters building⏺️! Don't forget out Public Events Series, which continues with six more exciting lectures in June! Join here: training.iarc.who.int/publicevents/