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Active Together
Active Together is a pioneering service developed by world-leading academics and clinicians at Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre…
Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
![A patient exercising with a band led by an instructor](https://cdn.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/uploads/images/Web-Images/Active-Together-Micro/April-2023/_story_card_xl/105343/PR_146593-140346_ACTIVETOG_042023-13.webp?v=1721034758)
Yorkshire Stop Smoking Study
The Yorkshire Stop Smoking Study tests whether people can be encouraged to stop smoking by giving them pictures from their own lung scans, showing possible lung and…
University of Nottingham, University of Leeds
![Patient is handed a vaping device by a clinician wearing a face mask](https://cdn.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/uploads/images/Web-Images/Research/_story_card_xl/69337/PR_FR0001567130200_LLHC_072021-1.webp?v=1721036779)
Leeds Lung Health Check
The Leeds Lung Health Check is a major charity research project, an £8 million investment in a mobile screening unit which travels the city providing convenient…
University of Leeds
![Lorry with 'Leeds Lung Health Check' written on the exterior](https://cdn.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/uploads/images/Web-Images/Research/_story_card_xl/71240/POW_210728_4022.webp?v=1721036782)
Improving radiotherapy for lung cancer
Radiotherapy treatment for lung cancer can sometimes damage the heart. Researchers at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have joined forces with The University of…
University of Manchester
![A healthcare professional looking at scans of lungs](https://cdn.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/uploads/images/Web-Images/Types-of-Cancer/Lung/_story_card_xl/32612/shutterstock_757772377.webp?v=1721036784)
POINTER-PC: Enhancing radiotherapy for prostate cancer
A different way of treating people with prostate cancer is being investigated by researchers at the University of Leeds.
Led by Dr Ann Henry, a £1.1 million trial…
University of Leeds
![Clinician pointing to image of patient scan](https://cdn.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/uploads/images/Web-Images/Types-of-Cancer/Prostate/_story_card_xl/32615/PR_141909_MEDICAL_092022-22.webp?v=1721036787)
CANfit - Exercise to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence
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…
Hull York Medical School
![60+ female using weights to exercise at home](https://cdn.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/uploads/images/Web-Images/Exercise/_story_card_xl/72019/shutterstock_1212240580_2023-02-20-135054_sgkz.webp?v=1721036790)
ABACus: Awareness and beliefs about cancer
A health check project designed to test ways to improve cancer symptom awareness and help-seeking in Yorkshire’s deprived communities was completed in December…
Cardiff University
![Doctor in discussion with a patient during GP appointment](https://cdn.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/uploads/images/Web-Images/Medical/_story_card_xl/62844/PR_129356_141909_MEDICAL_092022-19.webp?v=1721036792)
CAPTURE: Cancer pain-assessment toolkit
This trial will investigate whether an existing pain assessment tool can be successfully adapted and introduced into oncology outpatient services across Yorkshire.…
University of Leeds
![Doctor is talking to a patient in a hospital consulting room](https://cdn.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/uploads/images/Web-Images/Medical/_story_card_xl/32516/PR_141911_141912_MEDICAL_092022-5.webp?v=1721036795)
QUIT Programme
The QUIT Programme is a new initiative which will transform the way tobacco addiction is tackled in our hospitals, offering patients who smoke access to effective…
South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System
![Man in blue shirt snaps a cigarette in half](https://cdn.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/uploads/images/Web-Images/Smoking/_story_card_xl/54310/shutterstock_624051911.webp?v=1721036797%2C0.4851%2C0.4554)
Cancer Wise Leeds
Cancer Wise Leeds was a three-year programme, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research and in partnership with Leeds Cancer Programme, which aimed to significantly…
Leeds Cancer Programme
![Women standing around a scanner](https://cdn.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/uploads/images/Web-Images/Research/_story_card_xl/138623/Cancer-Wise-Leeds.webp?v=1721036800)