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Research is continuing to change what it means to have cancer
24th September marks World Cancer Research Day. In this blog, Dr Kathryn Scott, Chief Executive at Yorkshire Cancer Research, highlights the difference that cancer…
How your health data helps cancer services and research
GP health data is crucial for the planning and provision of health services as well as research discoveries that save and improve people’s lives. In this blog post,…
Meet the volunteers helping in our Donation Centre
In the past year, the Yorkshire Cancer Research Donation Centre has gone from strength to strength.
Located close to our headquarters in Harrogate, the centre…
Finding the missing lung cancers
This month marks the launch of the second wave of the ‘Do It For Yourself’ campaign – a collaborative effort by charities, medical organisations, healthcare…
Our new logo and brand identity: your questions answered
Yorkshire Cancer Research has today launched a fresh new look as it continues its mission to save 2000 lives each year in Yorkshire. Juliet Glendinning, Director of…
We can do better than “get back to normal”
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on long-standing problems within cancer services. Our chief executive Dr Kathryn Scott looks at what needs to happen to not…
How can we increase uptake of cervical screening?
In this blog for Cervical Screening Awareness Week (14th-20th June) our Director of Research & Services Dr Stuart Griffiths talks about recent innovations in…
How we’re helping people with cancer to get active
As part of Tour de Walkshire, we spoke to Liam Humphreys, a research fellow at Sheffield Hallam University. His work focuses on how exercise can help to prevent and…
Shifting gears on cancer: Andy's experience
“For me, exercising is good for my physical and mental health. And raising funds for charity at the same time gives me a buzz.”
Cycling had always been one of Andy…
The benefits of exercise: Mandy's experience
“Throughout my treatment my mantra has been ‘I can, and I will’. You’ve got to be positive.”
To mark the 10th anniversary of losing her mum to cancer, Mandy Moody…
Changes to bowel cancer screening: what you need to know
NHS England has recently stopped offering people a bowel scope test as part of the bowel cancer screening programme. Find out more about the changes to bowel cancer…