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Rob Oakley, a self-employed 35-year-old from Northallerton, had smoked since he was 12. Passionate about musical theatre, he knew quitting would improve his singing…

Lifelong partners for 47 years and counting, Wendy and Boyd Midgley have been fundraising for Yorkshire Cancer Research since 2016, raising £41,000 to support…

Jenifer Perin from Otley didn’t know she would become the first woman to take part in the Yorkshire Kidney Screening Trial when she turned up to her lung screening…

Regional cancer charity Yorkshire Cancer Research has launched its new campaign More Moments Together to highlight the moments made possible thanks to pioneering…

With a background in Microbiology, and after several years of working in the health, education and banking sectors, Dr Olufikayo Bamidele came to the UK from…

When 72-year-old Bill Hall from York was diagnosed with bowel cancer in January 2024, he was working as a locum doctor on the Orkney Islands. Bill didn’t want his…

Robert Minton-Taylor recently learned he has just six years to live after being diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer.

When former York restaurant owner Christopher Holder reached his mid-50s, he decided to pay for a private health check.Motivated by the death of his father from a…

Over six years ago, hair and scalp consultant Russell McFarlane went to see his GP after hearing that men of Afro-Caribbean ethnicity were more likely to get…

Retired milkman David Sutcliffe from Leeds had always lived an active lifestyle. From his twenties, he frequently played golf, cycled and hiked with his friends in…

A member of the Hindu Cultural Society of Bradford climbed to Mount Everest base camp, raising over £8,900 to help fund vital cancer research in Yorkshire. Sandeep…

When mother-of-two Jackie Buxton from Huby discovered a lump in her breast, she made sure to ring her GP on the same day to book an appointment."I was in the…