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Active Together expands into West Yorkshire
The pioneering exercise, nutrition and wellbeing programme which has helped more than 1000 people in Yorkshire manage and recover from their cancer treatment has…
“It’s never too late to stop smoking”: Bryan’s experience
Bryan Hoyle first started smoking when he was seven years old, after being given the odd cigarette by older friends. Soon, he was buying them himself and for 58…
A third of women in Yorkshire do not take up offer of breast screening
A third of women in Yorkshire do not attend their breast screening appointment when invited, according to analysis from Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Breast screening…
MP visits Yorkshire Cancer Research shop in Ripon to support Change Yorkshire’s Cancer Story campaign
Rt Hon Sir Julian Smith KCB CBE MP has visited the Yorkshire Cancer Research shop in Ripon to meet with staff and volunteers.
The visit was organised as part of his…
Yorkshire Cancer Research Centre celebrates first anniversary with Yorkshire’s Big Brew Bake Off
Yorkshire Cancer Research has celebrated the first anniversary of the Yorkshire Cancer Research Centre at Hornbeam Park in Harrogate with a special fundraiser…
Highest proportion of people quit smoking in Yorkshire than any other region in England
Yorkshire saw a higher proportion of people successfully quit smoking than any other region in England, according to analysis from Yorkshire Cancer…
Annual charity golf tournament raises £22,000 to help fund pioneering cancer research
An annual charity golf day for the Yorkshire property industry has raised £22,000 for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
The event, which has been running since 2004, was…
People in Yorkshire offered opportunity to be involved in life-saving cancer research
Yorkshire Cancer Research is calling on people in Yorkshire to join its Research Advisory Panel and become part of life-saving cancer research as it opens…
"Cancer research is my beacon of hope”: Neil’s experience
When father-of-three and life-long golfer Neil Clark was diagnosed with cancer, it was at the height of the pandemic in July 2020. Soon after his diagnosis, Neil…
Mother of five takes to the skies for life-saving cancer research in memory of daughter
A mother of five from Easingwold has raised over £1,300 to help save lives in Yorkshire by completing a 14,000 ft skydive.
Cheered on by her four sons, Marisa Bird…
New research and education exchange programme will advance global understanding of benefits of exercise on cancer treatment
A new fellowship exchange programme led by Yorkshire Cancer Research will advance global understanding of the benefits of exercise on cancer treatment, thanks to…