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Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer

21 March 2023

Free sugars are associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease

14 February 2023

Obituary – Professor Dame Valerie Beral, 28 July 1946 – 26 August 2022

14 September 2022

Epidemiologist who resolved important questions about women’s health

Novel approach identifies new blood biomarker for lung cancer risk

7 September 2022

A newly-published study combines traditional epidemiological techniques with genetic approaches to identify a new blood biomarker of lung cancer risk

Largest study to date confirms role of two hormones in aggressive prostate cancer risk

22 June 2022

Greater adiposity linked to increased risk of fatal prostate cancer

5 May 2022

Mobile phone users do not have an increased risk of brain tumours

30 March 2022

Adiposity in early life, but not adulthood, may protect against breast cancer

8 March 2022

Researcher awarded prestigious Hunterian Professorship

1 February 2022

New study highlights importance of early diagnosis for ovarian cancer survival

20 December 2021

Red and processed meat linked to increased risk of heart disease

21 July 2021

Testosterone levels in men linked to higher melanoma risk

31 March 2021

New study finds links between regular meat consumption and a range of common diseases

2 March 2021

Studying prostate cancer risk in the UK Biobank

7 December 2020

Results show higher fracture risks for vegans, vegetarians and pescatarians than meat eaters

23 November 2020

Study of almost 400,000 confirms that higher blood levels of IGF-1 are a risk factor for several types of cancer

15 September 2020

Men with larger waists more likely to die of prostate cancer

1 September 2020

New research sheds light on the role of meat intake and cancer

20 August 2020

Higher concentrations of IGF-1 are a probable cause of breast cancer

11 March 2020