This report Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer: a global perspective, produced by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research has been the most authoritative source on food, nutrition, and cancer prevention for 10 years. On publication in 1997, it became recognised as an authoritative and influential report in its field and helped to highlight the importance of research in this crucial area. It became the standard text worldwide for policy-makers in government at all levels, for civil society and health professional organisations, and in teaching and research centres of academic excellence.