About World Cancer Research Fund global network

The WCRF global network is an international alliance of organisations dedicated to the prevention and control of cancer. Our global network comprises WCRF International, an umbrella association based in the UK, and its member organisations – national charities based in different countries. Current members include the American Institute of Cancer Research (AICR), WCRF United Kingdom, WCRF Netherlands, WCRF France and WCRF Hong Kong.

Linked by a common vision and mission, each member organisation works with the strategic headquarters, WCRF International, to ensure national and global effectiveness.  With strategically placed member organisations, the WCRF global network is able to raise awareness that cancer is largely preventable, fund innovative scientific research and stimulate new public initiatives for cancer prevention and control throughout the world.

Launch Conference of the Chinese version of the full WCRF/AICR Second Expert Report Monday 20 October 2008 in Beijing WCRF HK is pleased to announce that the Chinese version of the WCRF/AICR Second Expert Report was launched on Monday 20 October 2008 at GuangXi Plaza Hotel in Beijing. The Chinese version is the only full Report published in a language other than English. At this launch conference, Expert Panel members of the Second Expert Report from the UK, the US, Chile and China discussed WCRF’s latest Recommendations for Cancer Prevention, as well as the human and mechanistic evidence behind them. More than 160 delegates from all over China gained an excellent opportunity to learn these Recommendations first-hand and to interact with members of the Panel face to face. For details of the conference programme and to download the presentations, please click here. To be kept updated on WCRF’s activities for mainland Chinese health professionals, please emai p.chiu@wcrf.org.

WCRF/AICR Second Expert Report
Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective

The work of the WCRF global network is based on the findings and recommendations of WCRF/AICR second expert report: Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective (WCRF/AICR 2007).

In total, about 200 scientists and other experts from around the world were involved in the production of the Second Expert Report. Nine independent teams of scientists from universities and research centres around the world reviewed 7,000 research studies relating to 17 different types of cancer. They also reviewed research relating to obesity and cancer as well as to cancer survivors.

The results were assessed by a world-class Panel of 21 scientists, who were supported by observers from United Nations and other international organisations. They made judgements and developed the most up-to-date public health goals and recommendations on how members of the public can reduce their risk of cancer.

Before the second expert report was published in November 2007, the work of the WCRF global network was based on the WCRF/AICR first expert report: Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer: a global perspective (WCRF/AICR 1997). 

To download a complete or summary of the second expert report, please click on the relevant link below.

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Full Report

Expert Report Summary (in English/Chinese)

To ensure that the recommendations on diet and cancer are kept current, the WCRF global network has set up a continuous review process to update the evidence on an ongoing basis.  An independent team of researchers will review and analyse new studies each year.  The results will be assessed by a special expert Panel to keep the conclusions and recommendations current.  WCRF also funds lifestyle and cancer prevention research at universities, medical schools, research institutes and other centres of excellence in Hong Kong, Europe and elsewhere in the world.  The Research Grant Programme is managed and administered by WCRF International.