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This Christmas, let’s give people in Yorkshire the greatest gift of all – more time together
Over 2,600* people in Yorkshire will be told they have cancer this Christmas.
Gift more Christmases to people in Yorkshire
Your donation can help save lives in Yorkshire
Please consider giving £25, or whatever you can, to help find new and better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.
Every contribution helps fund vital research so more people with cancer, and their families, can be together at Christmas.
For more Christmases with family
Russell from Sheffield was diagnosed with prostate cancer last Christmas. Thanks to early detection, his cancer could be treated and he's looking forward to spending this Christmas with his family.
Help continue Yorkshire’s legacy of vital progress by supporting the 2025 Christmas Appeal. Every pound will help ensure more world-leading research, like the new prostate cancer trial, IMProVE, save lives in Yorkshire.
"Cancer changes Christmas.
"The hardest part for me was not being able to hug my grandchildren due to the type of radiation treatment I was on. Fast-forward to now, and I am feeling hopeful.
"Your gift could change the future for families like mine."
More research.
More options.
More people surviving cancer.
Every day, 85 people in Yorkshire are told they have cancer. Even at Christmas, too many families are facing uncertainty and worry. Your gift this Christmas could help change this.
More Christmases after a diagnosis
“Christmas is usually a time of joy and being together, but suddenly Russell’s cancer diagnosis was on everyone’s mind. This Christmas feels particularly special – it's a powerful reminder of how much can change in a year.”
Russell’s family have supported him through diagnosis and treatment, including his stepdaughter, Rowen. She is passionate about investment into cancer research in Yorkshire, so more people get the treatment they need.
More Christmases thanks to vital new research
Gift more Christmases to people in Yorkshire
Please consider giving £25 or whatever you can, to continue Yorkshire’s legacy of vital progress beyond 2025.
This Christmas in Yorkshire
222,000 people
This Christmas, there will be 222,000** people in Yorkshire who are living with cancer, or have been previously diagnosed with cancer.
£75 million
Yorkshire Cancer Research currently funds 59 pioneering programmes, including 26 clinical trials
750 cancer experts
750 researchers and cancer experts are working with Yorkshire Cancer Research
Christmas Moments
Christmas is a time for celebration, for being together, but also for reflection. Take a moment to celebrate someone special and help give people with cancer in Yorkshire more Christmases with their loved ones.
By making a dedication this Christmas, you can celebrate someone who has recovered from cancer, thank someone who has shown their support, recognise someone having cancer treatment, or remember someone who is sadly no longer with us.
*Estimate for December 2025. Every month, 2,636 people in Yorkshire are told they have cancer.
**There are currently 221,936 people in Yorkshire who are living with and beyond cancer, according to cancer prevalence data for the period 1995 to 2022.