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Harriet Rumgay
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Cancer epidemiologist. Interests include #NoTobacco #AlcoholAndCancer #LiverCancer #OralCancer #CDoH #PolicyImpact #Rstats #RLadies. Views my own
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🎬 🍿 Official Film Release!
We’re thrilled to announce the public release of Unmasking Influence -now available via the LSHTM Vimeo channel! vimeo.com/1123819285
There is overwhelming evidence that many industries are undermining public health.This documentary makes the issues visible and relatable.
Unmasking Influence - The Official Trailer
This trailer is for a film called Unmasking Influence. Unmasking influence is about how commercial actors influence policy and public health. Many of the major…
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November 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I just found out our article on the global burden of cancer linked to alcohol consumption is in the top 3 most downloaded of all time in @thelancetoncol.bsky.social! 🤯

The journal’s 25th anniversary editorial reflects on the importance of truth in science www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Truth and accountability
George Orwell's prescient and dystopian novel, 1984, explored themes of totalitarianism, surveillance, and the manipulation of truth. Orwell writes: “Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, di...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Corporate profit is being prioritised over public health. Discover how corporate power is driving public health crises in the upcoming documentary, Unmasking Influence. #CDOH #CorporatePower @maizie333.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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“Strong alcohol policies are among the smartest investments you can make," said WHO Regional Office for Europe and the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer today at a two-day event launching two IARC Handbooks. @whoeurope.bsky.social
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Launch of the IARC Handbook for Cancer Prevention (Volume 20B) and EVID-ACTION multistakeholder meeting
Alcohol is one of the few risk factors for cancer that is entirely preventable, yet the policies that could reduce this burden remain underused. With the release of the International Agency for Resear...
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October 14, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Just out: the new IARC Evidence Summary Brief on alcohol and cancer 📰🍷

Proud to have contributed to this important work highlighting the global burden, economic impact, and the urgent need for policy action.

Check it out here 👉 www.iarc.who.int/featured-new...
October 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Fantastic work by @wcrf.org raising awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer and calling for an alcohol strategy for England during their Cancer Prevention Action Week! 👏

Happy to contribute to this conversation in this piece by the Telegraph www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
June 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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A fantastic way to kick-start Cancer Prevention Week early – a feature in @theguardian.com 👇 calling on the Government to take the link between alcohol and cancer more seriously, by introducing a National Alcohol Strategy to Prevent Cancer.
Sign the petition here > chng.it/XGt9ttYR7q
June 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Hello! 👋

Finally made the move, hope we can connect to talk about all things #cancerprevention 😊
May 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM