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Our aim is for more people to survive cancer each year

Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together we can change this. Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer, healthier lives.

Help Yorkshire shine this Christmas

There are three simple ways that you can help save lives in Yorkshire this Christmas:

  • Dedicate a Yorkshire star
  • Drop in and join the free festive celebration
  • Donate to research that saves lives in Yorkshire
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A Yorkshire Cancer Research representative holding up a paper star in-front of a building which is illuminated in stars
Two participants in a boxercise class

Our new short film, ‘Exercise and Cancer’, features interviews with patients and experts, highlighting the first-hand impact of exercise for people with cancer and presenting the evidence behind its link to cancer survival.

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Leslie, Philip and son Richard holding a Yorkshire Star they dedicated to Kristina

“In life, our daughter Kristina was like a bright star. She was such a giving person, in her acts, in what…
Representatives from Yorkshire Cancer Research standing in front of the Palace of Westminster

Giving Yorkshire more life to live was the focus of an event hosted in Westminster by Yorkshire Cancer…
A day in the life of a Cancer Care Coordinator

Leeds GP Confederation’s Cancer Screening & Awareness Programme, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research,…
Internal view of the Yorkshire Cancer Research Centre, showing the boutique-style charity shop floor

The Yorkshire Cancer Research Centre is now open. The centre is home to Active Together in Harrogate, a pioneering fitness, nutrition and wellbeing programme for people with cancer.

You can also find a boutique-style charity shop and stylish cafe, where every purchase you make and latte you sip is helping to fund life-saving research in Yorkshire.

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