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Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer.

Together, we can change this. Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to finding new cancer cures and bringing them to people in Yorkshire, so you and the people you love can enjoy more moments together.

Walk for cancer cures this May

Join hundreds of people across Yorkshire, walking to raise £100,000 to help bring more cancer cures to people in your local communities and beyond.

We Walk for Yorkshire is a walking challenge for anyone - set your own challenge and walk your way.

Every mile walked and every pound raised will help save lives in Yorkshire.

Join us

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100 years of live-saving research

Together we’ve brought a century of breakthroughs, progress and life-saving discoveries to people in Yorkshire, and beyond. From chemotherapy's roots in Yorkshire, to revolutionary cancer treatment across the globe.

100 years of life-saving research

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Pioneering new cancer treatments since 1925

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Thanks to supporters, we’re working with the brightest minds in cancer research in the region and sharing our breakthroughs with the world.

The charity is funding 59 programmes that are helping saving lives in the region right now.

These include taking state-of-the-art mobile screening units to hard-to-reach communities, funding pioneering clinical research in Yorkshire hospitals, and rolling out new research-backed exercise services that are proven to help people survive cancer to towns and cities across the region.

Discover our research

Be part of the next life-saving breakthrough

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Shop sustainably at your local Yorkshire Cancer Research shop or find preloved treasures on our online and eBay stores.

Shop with us

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Take on a Yorkshire challenge this year and get active to help bring more cancer cures to people in the region.

Choose your challenge

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Make a difference, make friends and be part of life-saving research. Your time will help prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.

Gift your time

Hear from people in Yorkshire

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Leeds Lung Health Check participant

"Thanks to my cancer screening, I was there for my granddaughter’s first day of school and got to drop her off in her new uniform"

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Yorkshire kidney screening trial participant

"All I kept thinking was how lucky I was to have a scan, as it could have gone undetected for months, or even years!"

Bill stood in front of a vast hilly landscape with bright blue skies and green vegetation. He is wearing a hat and large backpack.

FOxTROT 3 trial participant

“The post-surgery chemotherapy was very successful, and I was surprised at how quickly I was able to focus on getting back to normal life.”

Watch Rob's film

Our work is helping more people like Rob live longer, healthier, cancer-free lives so they can enjoy more moments with the people they love.

"Early diagnosis saved both of our lives" - Kevin and Lynne Crowley's cancer experiences

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Kevin and Lynne Crowley are happily retired in Halifax, thanks to both of their cancers being diagnosed…

“Coming to Active Together has helped me get ‘me’ back.”

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When Lisa Sumpton laces up her trainers on the morning of this year’s London Marathon, she won’t be thinking…

“To imagine Yorkshire may one day be free from cancer makes it worthwhile for all of us” - Marjorie’s experience

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89-year-old Marjorie Hodgson is the longest-serving Yorkshire Cancer Research volunteer. Since its foundation…

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Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer.

Walk for cancer cures this May

100 years of live-saving research

Pioneering new cancer treatments since 1925

Be part of the next life-saving breakthrough

Hear from people in Yorkshire

Watch Rob's film

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"Early diagnosis saved both of our lives" - Kevin and Lynne Crowley's cancer experiences

“Coming to Active Together has helped me get ‘me’ back.”

“To imagine Yorkshire may one day be free from cancer makes it worthwhile for all of us” - Marjorie’s experience

Join the mission to create a Yorkshire free from cancer

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“Coming to Active Together has helped me get ‘me’ back.”