The year ahead
As part of the WCRF network, we have been at the forefront of cancer prevention for a quarter of a century but we know there is still more to do.
Next year we will:
- Continue to fund and report on the update of cancer prevention science through our Continuous Update Project (CUP) and prepare for our global 2017 CUP expert report.
- Publish findings from our funded research on prostate cancer and early life factors; and prostate cancer and vegan diets.
- Launch Healthy You online – cancer prevention advice for the digital age.
- Update our popular health tools to ensure they function on the latest technical devices.
- Hold regional workshops in Bristol and Glasgow to train more health professionals on cancer prevention.
- Work with our partners in the Obesity Health Alliance, to promote healthy eating and tackle ever increasing levels of obesity.
- Deliver a new fundraising charter that addresses vulnerable people and meets new UK regulation.
- Redevelop our digital fundraising to reach new audiences so we can fund more live-saving research.
- Develop new and exciting campaigns to increase support for cancer prevention.
Our Board of Trustees work in a voluntary capacity and oversees the strategic direction of the charity.
They are:
- Laurence Isaacson CBE (Chair)
- Professor Ashley Cooper
- Jeffrey Bunn
- Peter McCarty
- Susan Pepper
- Alison Sinclair
Our executive team leads and directs the charity in our cancer prevention work.
They are:
- Amanda McLean, Director
- Sarah West, Director of Communications
- Sarah Toule, Head of Health Information
- Paul Fretwell, Head of Fundraising
