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Recent advances in radiotherapy have resulted in an increased number of patients that can be cured of lung cancer. Increasingly, patients are surviving their lung…

This is a new Yorkshire Cancer Research funded study at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals which will assess when novel medical images are…

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

For many reasons (e.g. side effects, treatment beliefs), women with breast cancer struggle to adhere to adjuvant (post-treatment) hormonal therapy (HT). This is…

Breast cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in Yorkshire, causing more than 800 deaths per year in the region. Breast screening is one of the key…

In Yorkshire, over 14,000 people die from advanced cancer each year, a number expected to rise up to 17,000 by 2030. 
In the weeks or months before they die, people…

Researchers based in Yorkshire have found a promising way to improve radiotherapy treatment for people with rectal cancer who are unable, or choose not, to have…

People with cancer can experience distressing symptoms, worries and concerns from diagnosis to advanced disease; some get better supportive and palliative care than…

Detecting lung cancer through screening saves lives. 
The Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (YLST) will test community-based lung cancer screening in mobile vans…

More people are diagnosed with and die from lung cancer in Hull than any other place in Yorkshire. 
The aim of this research programme is to improve earlier…

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…

Using an existing medication that slows prostate growth, Finasteride, this trial will test whether the medication can reduce the need for extensive surgery or…