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Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer.

Together, we can change this. Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to finding new cancer cures and bringing them to people in Yorkshire, so you and the people you love can enjoy more moments together.

Pioneering new cancer treatments

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Thanks to supporters, we’re working with the brightest minds in cancer research in the region, whose breakthroughs are shared with the world.

The charity is funding 59 programmes that are helping saving lives in the region right now.

These include taking state-of-the-art mobile screening units to hard-to-reach communities, funding pioneering clinical research in Yorkshire hospitals, and rolling out new research-backed exercise services that are proven to help people survive cancer to towns and cities across the region.

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Be part of the next life-saving breakthrough

Shop for cures

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Shop sustainably at your local Yorkshire Cancer Research shop or find preloved treasures on our online and eBay stores.

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Take on a Yorkshire challenge

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Take on a Yorkshire challenge this year and get active to help bring more cancer cures to people in the region.

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Make a difference, make friends and be part of life-saving research. Your time will help prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.

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Hear from people in Yorkshire

David, Leeds

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Leeds Lung Health Check participant

"Thanks to my cancer screening, I was there for my granddaughter’s first day of school and got to drop her off in her new uniform"

Jenifer, Otley

Jenifer is stood in her garden, she is wearing a black top and a grey scarf. The sky is blue and in the background there's green grass and hills in the distance.

Yorkshire kidney screening trial participant

"All I kept thinking was how lucky I was to have a scan, as it could have gone undetected for months, or even years!"

Bill, York

Bill stood in front of a vast hilly landscape with bright blue skies and green vegetation. He is wearing a hat and large backpack.

FOxTROT 3 trial participant

“The post-surgery chemotherapy was very successful, and I was surprised at how quickly I was able to focus on getting back to normal life.”

Watch Rob's film

Our work is helping more people like Rob live longer, healthier, cancer-free lives so they can enjoy more moments with the people they love.

Big Brew supporters offered a taste of Bettys to help bring cancer cures to Yorkshire

Ruth and Lisa from Bettys stand in Bettys Cookery School, with their arms around each other smiling at the camera. A lemon tart and Yorkshire Cancer Research merchandise is visible on the worktop in front.

Much-loved Yorkshire favourite Bettys has teamed up with Yorkshire Cancer Research to inspire cake bakers and…

Yorkshire Cancer Research invites people to brew it for a Yorkshire free from cancer

Yorkshire Cancer Research is calling on all tea-makers and bakers to pop the kettle on and host a Big Brew…

“Living with cancer isn’t a world I would have wished for, but thanks to loved ones and Yorkshire Cancer Research, it’s still a world full of kindness and hope.” – Katie’s experience

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Katie Hartshorne from Garforth had always lived an active and busy life. Alongside a much-loved career in…

100 years of life-saving research

Together we’ve brought a century of breakthroughs, progress and life-saving discoveries to people in Yorkshire, and beyond. From chemotherapy's roots in Yorkshire, to revolutionary cancer treatment across the globe.

100 years of life-saving research

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For a Yorkshire free from cancer

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Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer.

Pioneering new cancer treatments

Be part of the next life-saving breakthrough

Shop for cures

Take on a Yorkshire challenge

Volunteer

Hear from people in Yorkshire

David, Leeds

Jenifer, Otley

Bill, York

Watch Rob's film

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Big Brew supporters offered a taste of Bettys to help bring cancer cures to Yorkshire

Yorkshire Cancer Research invites people to brew it for a Yorkshire free from cancer

“Living with cancer isn’t a world I would have wished for, but thanks to loved ones and Yorkshire Cancer Research, it’s still a world full of kindness and hope.” – Katie’s experience

100 years of life-saving research

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