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The National Cancer Plan is progress, but research-backed exercise treatment must now become universal
This week’s National Cancer Plan marks an important moment for people diagnosed with cancer across England, and it reflects many priorities that Yorkshire Cancer Research has long championed.
What changes to NICE cost-effectiveness thresholds for new drugs could mean for people with cancer in Yorkshire
Yorkshire Cancer Research responds to proposals to change NICE regulations on cost effectiveness thresholds.What is the cost-effectiveness threshold?When the NHS…
Yorkshire Cancer Research statement on the New Neighbourhood Early Diagnosis Fund
Health Secretary’s Barnsley visit places Yorkshire at the heart of Government’s commitment to addressing geographical cancer inequalities.Announcement follows the…
Yorkshire Cancer Research statement on the Government’s National Cancer Plan: A major opportunity to end regional inequalities
Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. People in Yorkshire are more likely to get cancer and more likely to die from cancer than many other places…
Why it’s too early for prostate cancer screening and how Yorkshire is shaping its future
The debate about prostate cancer screening has intensified following the UK National Screening Committee’s recent recommendation that screening should not be introduced for all men.
Bridging borders to advance global expertise in cancer exercise treatment
“What truly drew me to the field of exercise as a treatment for cancer was discovering how movement can profoundly improve people’s health.”
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…