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Increased calcium and dairy intake lower risk of bowel cancer by nearly a fifth

8 January 2025

cancer cells

Blood proteins may be able to predict risk of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed

15 May 2024

Oxford Population Health’s Dr Tammy Tong awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

4 December 2023

Tim Key

Professor Tim Key elected to the Academia Europaea

18 September 2023

Woman with a glass of wine

Alcohol intake is associated with an increased risk of several types of cancer

16 August 2023

Illustration of a trees losing its leaves to represent progression of dementia

Little evidence to suggest that sleep duration has an impact on dementia risk

21 April 2023

Image illustrating breast cancer tumour.

Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer

21 March 2023

a selection of sugary food including sweets, fruit, fizzy drink and cake

Free sugars are associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease

14 February 2023

Overweight man

Study finds that higher BMI and waist circumference are associated with increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer

2 June 2016

Happiness and unhappiness have no direct effect on mortality

10 December 2015

Kathryn Bradbury

Eat less red meat to improve your health...

3 December 2015

Grilled steak

Eating steak or sausages every day increases bowel cancer risk by 40 per cent

2 November 2015

Breast cancer pink ribbon

Men with high oestrogen levels could be at greater risk of breast cancer

13 May 2015

Buildings on the Old Road Campus. University of Oxford

DPhil in Prostate Cancer Epidemiology application deadline extended

27 March 2015

Buildings on the Old Road Campus, Oxford University

DPhil Studentship for October 2015 available

20 February 2015

Woman doing stretching exercises.

Exercise 2-3 times a week reduces heart disease risk in women says new study

17 February 2015

BHF urge people to spend at least 10 minutes a day improving their heart health during Heart Month

Richard Peto

Short-term use of HRT associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer

13 February 2015

Dr listening to a patient's heartbeat using a stethoscope.

Women’s age at first menstrual cycle linked to heart disease risk

17 December 2014

Overweight man

Ben Cairns comments on Lancet Oncology report on cancer and obesity

26 November 2014

Study suggests that excess body weight causes 481,000 new cancer cases every year.

Dr Ruth Travis

Major charity grant paves the way for key prostate cancer research

24 November 2014

New research which may help men reduce their risk of prostate cancer is underway in Oxford, thanks to a major award from the World Cancer Research Fund.

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