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Yorkshire Cancer Research has launched the Change Yorkshire’s Cancer Story campaign to urge the new Government and Yorkshire’s political leaders to commit to a…

The benefit of exercise for people with cancer was the focus of a visit by NHS England National Cancer Director, Dame Cally Palmer, to the Yorkshire Cancer Research…

Almost a third of people in Hull are missing out on vital screening which could find early signs of bowel cancer, according to new research by Yorkshire Cancer…

An animation exploring the cause of low cancer survival in rural Yorkshire has been premiered in Harrogate.
The premiere was part of an event showcasing the…

Yorkshire Cancer Research plans to take its Active Together service to people with cancer across the regionThe independent charity aims to create the largest global…

Offering stop smoking support alongside the new national lung screening programme has the potential to save lives, according to new research.
A study funded by…

A pioneering clinical trial has screened more than 8,000 people for lung cancer in the five years since it first launched.
The Leeds Lung Health Check, funded by…

National stop smoking campaigns are a “missed opportunity” to direct people to more effective local support services, according to Yorkshire Cancer Research.
People…

Yorkshire Cancer Research is seriously concerned about the potentially detrimental impact a tax on vapes could have on people with low or no incomes who want to give up smoking.

The future of cancer research in Yorkshire has received a significant boost following a commitment of £8.9 million in new funding.Yorkshire Cancer Research and the…

Leeds GP Confederation’s Cancer Screening & Awareness Programme, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, aims to tackle health inequalities across the region by…

A Halifax road has been dubbed ‘Quitters Street’ by stop smoking specialists after a group of neighbours joined forces to give up tobacco for good.
With the support…