Kate Allen
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Science and Policy Advisor at World Cancer Research Fund International @wcrfint. Interested in cancer prevention and survival. Views my own.
London
Joined January 2011
Check out our latest grants - we want to help people avoid cancer in the first place and live better and longer lives after a diagnosis. Most of our funding comes from the public, who generously support us in various ways.
£5m funding 19 research projects in 9 countries: 🦗Cricket powder preventing bowel cancer 🧠Online therapy for brain tumour patients ♳ Microplastics & cancer risk 🇲🇼🇧🇫 Evidence gaps filled in Burkina Faso & Malawi 🍔UPFs in childhood & future cancer risk https://t.co/rBwMNRjFcY
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At @WCRF_UK our medical education work provides undergraduate med students with info on nutrition & cancer. Check out my latest article: New project equips next generation of doctors with nutritional advice for cancer patients https://t.co/HYEpejNL4C via @LinkedIn
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Nutrition plays a crucial role in cancer prevention yet it is surprising that so many medical students receive little or no training on this topic. World Cancer Research Fund has been at the forefr...
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Great to have contributed to this important #Nutrition4Medics project to get more info on nutrition into medical training - #Nutrition is so fundamentally important for good health but doesn't always get the attention it deserves. @WCRF_UK
Doctors see diet-related conditions every day—yet most get minimal nutrition training. These new bite-sized videos make it easier to bring nutrition into medical education. It’s time to make nutrition essential, not optional. 👉 Explore: https://t.co/TjA22DNkMk
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Delighted to have been involved in the development of these new #Nutrition4Medics learning resources launched by @AfN_UK_ today. Whether you're a medical educator or student, they're well worth a look. #MedEd #Nutrition #AfN. @WCRF_UK Explore here https://t.co/tHzDF8XhgC
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Apply for an investigator initiated (£500Kmax up to 4 yrs) or pilot/feasibility grant (£60K max up to 2 yrs). Your work must be directly relevant to human cancer and focus on aspects of diet, nutrition, body composition and physical activity.
Our Regular Grant Programme 2025/2026 is now open! To find out more information, including what we fund and how to apply: https://t.co/9MzhztwxJQ
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Supportive and palliative care isn’t just end-of-life care. 🧡 It improves quality of life, manages symptoms, & supports people at any stage of cancer. 🌍 Without urgent action, health systems won’t meet the growing demand — and millions risk preventable suffering.
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Check out our @wcrfint RGP, which supports innovative & original research into the role of #diet, #nutrition, body composition & #physicalactivity in cancer prevention or survivorship. INSPIRE (for early career researchers) also looks at environmental factors like air pollution.
We are very pleased to announce that our 2025/2026 grant calls will open on 8 September. This includes the Regular Grant Programme, aimed at senior established researchers and the INSPIRE Research Challenge, for early career researchers https://t.co/YuP20rkt7C
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This is such a shame and so disappointing. The first job of a gov is to protect its citizens and the evidence couldn't be clearer. Alcohol causes cancer & the risk exists at all levels of consumption @AlcoholIreland @AlcoholChangeUK @AlcoholFocus
We're dismayed to hear the Irish government has delayed the introduction of alcohol warning labels until 2028. This will prevent the public from making informed choices about alcohol and the effect on their health and cancer risk 👇 https://t.co/tcF0Xs3Dpc
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Have an interest in #cancer, #nutrition or #exercise? Would you like to collaborate with @WCRF_UK? Together, we can shape the future of cancer care in the UK by placing nutrition & physical activity alongside other evidence-based interventions. More info
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Building bridges between nutrition and cancer communities. Our aim is to improve prevention, care and survivorship through coordinated action across research, policy and clinical practice.
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A fitting end to Cancer Prevention Action Week! Our Senior Policy & Public Affairs Manager, Kendra Chow, was invited to talk about this year’s campaign on BBC 5 Live! Listen to us from 2:04:54 #CPAW25 👇 https://t.co/kMmoEQhSj8
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Our @WCRF_UK Cancer Prevention Action Week coverage on the links between alcohol and various #cancers continues
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We’ve already got traffic lights on ready meals and calorie counts on restaurant menus, says Flic Everett, so why not a skull and crossbones on bottles of wine?
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IARC & @AmericanCancer launch The #Cancer Atlas, 4th Ed, a landmark publication to shape strategies across the cancer continuum! The Atlas provides an overview of changing cancer burdens, underlying risk factors, & proven measures for prevention & control. https://t.co/tqhH9Ds7h3
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Alcohol causes at least 7 types of cancer - yet public awareness is dangerously low, thanks to industry-led misinformation. In our blog for #CPAW, Melissa Dando of @WCRF_UK calls for a new, independent Alcohol Strategy to put public health first. https://t.co/t0nLpwwbdO
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Alcohol causes 7 types of cancer, yet public awareness remains dangerously low, partly due to industry-led misinformation. For Cancer Prevention Action Week 2025, the World Cancer Research Fund is...
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Why is alcohol so popular among older drinkers while young people cut back? We spoke to Prof Richard Cooke at the University of Staffordshire about the psychology of drinking alcohol. 👇 https://t.co/EoHVqvEHBz
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When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer 10 yrs ago, no-one told me about the importance of a healthy diet and regular exercise To be fair, as a breast surgeon I never told my patients either Times are changing Patients WANT to know what to eat Patients NEED to know about
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Such an inspiring event today, working to promote a national conversation around integrating #Nutrition and #physicalactivity into #cancer care - so much evidence now of the benefits, but need more coordinated and consistent action to implement on the ground.
How can we work together to ensure that nutrition and physical activity are integral to preventing and surviving cancer? About to hear the panel give their ideas at @WCRF_UK @NIHRresearch #PreventandThrive event What would you say?
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Here today with @WCRF_UK and @NIHRresearch hearing about the importance of nutrition and exercise when it comes to thriving during cancer #preventandthrive
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A wonderful event to be involved with understanding and promoting #Nutrition & #Exercise and how important it is in #Cancer prevention and survival with @NIHRresearch and @WCRF_UK @WCRF #Preventandthrive
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Looking forward to our @WCRF_UK NIHR Collaboration Partnership Prevent and Thrive event in London later. Key themes workforce development, evidence based support, system integration.
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Now with the link
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At World Cancer Research Fund, we examine how diet, weight and physical activity can affect your risk of developing and surviving cancer.
It's @WCRF_UK #CancerPreventionActionWeek. We want to start a national conversation about alcohol and cancer. Find out more about what's happening this week and how you can contribute to #CAW25 at Homepage | World Cancer Research Fund
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