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Yorkshire Cancer Research statement on the use of vaping products by children and young people
The recent review of evidence by University of York and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) on youth vaping clearly highlights the urgent…
Yorkshire Cancer Research statement on the overtreatment of prostate cancer
Yorkshire Cancer Research supports calls for urgent improvements to reduce the number of men receiving unnecessary treatment for prostate cancer.The charity has…
Bradford community unites to boost cancer screening
More than 1,000 people across Bradford have taken part in a pioneering research study aimed at increasing the number of South Asian Muslim women screened for…
Yorkshire Cancer Research statement on the HPV vaccine catch-up campaign
Yorkshire Cancer Research is urging young people to get the HPV vaccine following news that 16 to 25-year-olds will now be invited to have the vital injection.The…
Yorkshire unites behind urgent call to end regional cancer inequalities
Leaders in cancer research and healthcare, people affected by cancer and local policymakers have gathered to ‘Stand with Yorkshire’ and call for the Government to…
Hundreds more people in Yorkshire to benefit from life-saving abdomen scans
Hundreds more people in Yorkshire will benefit from life-saving abdomen scans following new funding from Yorkshire Cancer Research. The scans, which can help detect…
Yorkshire Cancer Research statement on the introduction of at-home HPV tests
Yorkshire Cancer Research welcomes the Government’s decision to offer HPV self-sampling testing to women who have rarely or have never attended their cervical…
Pioneering cancer exercise treatment programme supports 2,000 people in Yorkshire
More than 2,000 people in Yorkshire have now been supported by Active Together, a research-backed cancer exercise treatment service funded by Yorkshire Cancer…
People will switch to smoking when disposable vapes are banned, new survey reveals
A new survey by Yorkshire Cancer Research has found that 18% of people living in the region who use disposable vapes will switch to tobacco when a new ban comes…
Former PM’s charity shop visit shines spotlight on regional cancer inequalities
Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called at the Yorkshire Cancer Research shop in Northallerton, highlighting the crucial role the charity plays in addressing…
Free vape kits boost smoking quits in Calderdale
Free vape kits have significantly boosted the number of people successfully quitting smoking in Calderdale.A new report has revealed that the number of people…