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CancerWatch writes to the minister for public health and the UK NSC

This week we’ve written to the minister for public health and prevention and to the UK National Screening Committee to push for further action on...

Why we need ‘Action Against Bowel Cancer’

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. That is why we have chosen this month to launch CancerWatch’s new campaign Action Against Bowel Cancer, which is calling for a stronger...

National Cancer Plan falls short of ‘prevention first’ approach

The National Cancer Plan is a huge step forward but it should have been much stronger on primary prevention This week has seen the launch...

Letter to Wes Streeting, MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

CancerWatch has today written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting MP to urge the Government to take action to...

Cancer Prevention Action Week Part 2: Alcohol and cancer – we need to stop bottling it

This year’s Cancer Prevention Action Week (23rd – 29th June 2025) is focused on the link between alcohol and cancer. And for good reason. Because...

Cancer Prevention Action Week: Part 1 What’s The Value of a Cancer Prevention Action Week?

This week (23rd-29th June 2025) is Cancer Prevention Action Week (CPAW). The focus for this year’s CPAW is that tricky subject – the link between...

The National Cancer Plan

The National Cancer Plan (NCP) consultation was announced earlier in the year and closed at the end of April 2025. Like the consultation for the...

Government responds to House of Lords Committee report on the obesity crisis in England

In October 2024, the House of Lords (HOL) Food, Diet and Obesity Committee published a report; Recipe for health: a plan to fix our broken...

Planning for better health: new rules to limit fast-food outlets near schools

There was some good news before Christmas for anti-obesity campaigners and all those who care about improving the diet of children and young people. The...

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

This week is cervical cancer prevention week. This is well worth marking, because cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer in...

Andy’s Story: Quitting Smoking – my ‘sliding doors’ moment

We are nearing the end of Stoptober, which means thousands of people across the country will have managed to stop smoking over the last few...

An extended smoking ban: could it herald a new dawn in cancer prevention?  

The announcement that the new government is considering extending the smoking ban is welcome news, but could it signal a much stronger focus on tackling...