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“It’s never too late to stop smoking”: Bryan’s experience
Bryan Hoyle first started smoking when he was seven years old, after being given the odd cigarette by older friends. Soon, he was buying them himself and for 58…

Annual charity golf tournament raises £22,000 to help fund pioneering cancer research
An annual charity golf day for the Yorkshire property industry has raised £22,000 for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
The event, which has been running since 2004, was…

People in Yorkshire offered opportunity to be involved in life-saving cancer research
Yorkshire Cancer Research is calling on people in Yorkshire to join its Research Advisory Panel and become part of life-saving cancer research as it opens…

"Cancer research is my beacon of hope”: Neil’s experience
When father-of-three and life-long golfer Neil Clark was diagnosed with cancer, it was at the height of the pandemic in July 2020. Soon after his diagnosis, Neil…

Mother of five takes to the skies for life-saving cancer research in memory of daughter
A mother of five from Easingwold has raised over £1,300 to help save lives in Yorkshire by completing a 14,000 ft skydive.
Cheered on by her four sons, Marisa Bird…
Active Together: Kathryn’s experience
Kathryn, from Stocksbridge in South Yorkshire, has been taking part in the Active Together service after she was diagnosed with gynaecological cancer in late 2023.

Doncaster woman urges others to attend cervical screening after routine test revealed warning signs
A Doncaster woman is urging others to attend their cervical screening after warning signs were found during her screening appointment.

East Yorkshire woman diagnosed with cancer twice to walk a marathon a week for new charity campaign
Allyson Kent, 60, is taking part in Yorkshire Cancer Research’s ‘We Walk for Yorkshire’ challenge after being treated for cancer twice.
Her marathon challenge…
Yorkshire author struck twice by cancer to ‘Walk for Yorkshire’ as part of new charity challenge
A Yorkshire author who was diagnosed twice with cancer is taking on a 150-mile challenge to help raise funds for vital research.

"Screening is the reason I’m here today”: Leeds woman urges people to take part in screening after being diagnosed with bowel cancer
A Leeds woman is urging people to take part in bowel screening after recent analysis by Yorkshire Cancer Research shows a quarter of eligible people in Yorkshire do…