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Dr Stuart Griffiths on World Cancer Research Day 2025
Thanks to major advancements in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer, more lives are being saved and extended in the region, and beyond.Yorkshire…
The use of PARP Inhibitors as Chemoprevention: A vision for the future
Yorkshire Cancer Research is one of seven leading cancer charities that have come together to explore a bold new frontier in cancer prevention. This joint position…
Why Yorkshire’s men need a health strategy
Men in Yorkshire are facing some of the worst cancer challenges in the country. They’re more likely to get cancer, and more likely to die from cancer, than men in…
From Yorkshire to Greece: Exploring Shared Exercise Challenges and Solutions Together
Having only ever visited Greece on holiday, Sheffield exercise researcher Dr Tom Parkington never expected to find some of the answers to his region’s health issues…
What the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan means for people in Yorkshire
On 3 July 2025, the Government published its long-awaited 10 Year Health Plan for England, setting out the changes that will be made to the NHS over the next…
Behind the headlines: Changes to the NHS Cervical Screening Programme
Changes to the NHS cervical screening programme recently received widespread media coverage, with public health officials sharing the news that some women will be…
National Lung Screening Programme letters to the Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Yorkshire Cancer Research funded the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (also known as the Leeds Lung Health Check) in 2018. This screening trial provided evidence to…
Yorkshire Cancer Research warns more must be done to tackle smoking
Further action is needed to stop people in Yorkshire needlessly dying from smoking, Yorkshire Cancer Research has warned.The charity has welcomed the recent passing…
No Smoking Day: In conversation with Tori, Stop Smoking Specialist
Nearly half a million people smoke in Yorkshire. Tobacco is the biggest cause of preventable cancer in the region and sadly, this means that around 60 people in…
Statement on the National Cancer Plan call for evidence
Yorkshire Cancer Research is pleased to see the launch of a call for evidence on a National Cancer Plan, which will provide an important opportunity for…
Driving forward the medicine of exercise: How a partnership between Athens and Sheffield became a family adventure
These are the words of Athens medical doctor Eirini Kyriakoulakou, whose passion to bring the benefits of physical activity to people across the globe became a…