Melissa Dando
Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer at World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), focused on cancer prevention and health misinformation, particularly alcohol and cancer risk awareness.
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Jun 30, 2026
GemHOST
So what, I mean, we've spoken a fair bit now already of what can be done and we can get into that a little bit more, but what would good and accurate information actually look like, Melissa?
Melissa DandoGUEST
So in terms of alcohol labels, and I think it's important to set out that, well, pricing and availability is really important to address.
Melissa DandoGUEST
Having that information about alcohol and its harms, such as it's linked to cancer, is really useful in building public support for then implementing those more effective measures.
Melissa DandoGUEST
So it's a really good first step for us to be taking, and I think we should continue count that as quite a win and celebrate that.
Melissa DandoGUEST
And one specifically on cancer, given the low awareness amongst the UK population.
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GemHOST
Campaign to highlight misinformation over the next few years.