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This trial will test whether radiotherapy can be made more effective for people with some types of advanced bowel cancer. The research will find out if new…

A groundbreaking clinical trial will test the benefits of personalised exercise programmes for people with three types of cancer.The CANfit study, led by the…

More than 85% of Yorkshire is rural and some of these areas have significantly higher rates of cancer when compared to England. Rural populations in the UK often…

A randomised placebo-controlled phase III trial of the effect of the omega-3 fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on colorectal cancer recurrence and survival…

Currently, follow-up care for breast cancer involves patients managing symptoms themselves and contacting professionals if needed. For bowel cancer, follow-up…

Some patients with rectal cancer are not able to have it removed by surgery. They may suffer from symptoms as their cancer grows, including pain, diarrhoea and the…

The first aim of this research programme is to improve care and achieve better outcomes for people with bowel cancer. 
The programme will develop new methods and…

The APPROACH trial, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research and led by researchers at University College London, aims to test whether a physical activity mobile app can…

The way hospitals treat bowel cancer varies significantly across Yorkshire. The Bowel Cancer Improvement Programme, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, assesses…

Can giving specific groups of patients a course of chemotherapy before surgery help improve survival rates? Two international clinical trials which make up this…

Led by Dr Melanie Cooper and Professor Peter Gardner at the University of Bradford, a £441,000 study will explore new ways to encourage women in the South Asian…