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Yorkshire Cancer Research welcomes the Government’s decision to follow the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendation to introduce prostate cancer screening for men with faulty BRCA2 genes and a relevant family history.

To mark Volunteers’ Week (1 – 7 June 2026), Yorkshire Cancer Research is celebrating the hundreds of volunteers who play a vital role in making ground-breaking…

The Baton for Yorkshire has crossed the finish line at the Yorkshire Cancer Research centre in Harrogate, completing its landmark 500-mile journey across the…

Leeds – the birthplace of Yorkshire Cancer Research and a city with over a century of life-saving cancer breakthroughs – has welcomed the Baton for Yorkshire as the…

People affected by cancer are joining Yorkshire Cancer Research this International Clinical Trials Day (20 May) to call for more funding and greater access to…

A man from Huddersfield has crossed the finish line of a marathon, raising £5,510 for life-saving cancer research in Yorkshire; a year after being diagnosed with…

Sheffield-born sporting star Johnny Nelson MBE has carried the Baton for Yorkshire through the city as part of the Yorkshire Cancer Research We Walk for Yorkshire…

The Baton for Yorkshire has officially begun its journey from Hull, marking the launch of We Walk for Yorkshire - the annual walking fundraising campaign from…

A-soon-to-be grandmother is welcoming the passing of a recent Bill in Parliament which aims to create a smokefree generation following her own experience of…

A 63-year-old grandfather-of-three from Bingley has completed a 268-mile ultramarathon, raising over £4,700 for life-saving cancer research in Yorkshire.Dave…

New ground-breaking brain cancer clinical trials designed to improve survival and quality of life will be available in Yorkshire for people with glioblastoma, the…

Yorkshire Cancer Research is inviting people with experience of cancer in Yorkshire to help shape vital progress in cancer research for the benefit of communities…