The UK Government has launched a National Cancer Plan for England. Will it be the turning point for cancer that we need?

A landmark policy to help reduce deaths and harm from excess alcohol use will be extended in Wales, following a vote in the Senedd.

Children will be protected from exposure to junk food ads under new regulations, in a bid to tackle childhood obesity

How tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy food and drink industries use shared tactics to hold back public health progress.

Figures show 7% fall.

New research reveals the scale of junk food promotion on social media, and the urgent need to protect young people online.

With any big government health strategy, the devil is in the detail. Here's our take on what the 10 Year Health Plan means for cancer.

Commissions and conducts translatable research on lifestyles and behaviours that are associated with cancer which supports policies to prevent cancer.

The UK Government recently confirmed in Parliament that pure brand advertising, i.e. that does not feature identifiable less healthy products, will be exempt from the new 9pm/online advertising restri...

Vast scheme aims to counter disinformation and increase awareness in country where low HPV vaccine take-up means many die from the preventable disease

This year’s above inflation public health grant settlement is welcome.1 But with declining healthy life expectancy and funding still 26% lower per person than a decade ago, we need a multi-year fundin...

UKHSA publishes the latest human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage statistics in England

Today, Cancer Research UK, the NIHR and the EPSRC are announcing £10 million to create the Cancer Data-Driven Detection programme

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To end the year, we want to highlight some of our biggest stories of 2024, including big advances in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

Professor Whitty’s report outlines a broad range of health opportunities and challenges for city populations, and includes case studies from core cities in England.

A toolkit to support the design, implementation and scaling of dietary health policies that are most likely to work.

Junk food ads to be banned from October 2025 with final details unveiled today.