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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…

In 2024, Marisa Bird from Easingwold took to the skies, raising £1,300 to help save lives in Yorkshire.Cheered on by her four sons, the mother-of-five completed a…

“Active Together has been a complete lifeline for me.”

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.

Hayley Grice, from Doncaster, urges others to attend their cervical screening after warning signs were found during her screening appointment.

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…

A Yorkshire author who was diagnosed twice with cancer is taking on a 150-mile challenge to help raise funds for vital research.

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…

Liz Liversedge, 67, visited Parliament on No Smoking Day to share her experience of quitting smoking through the Yorkshire Stop Smoking Study, funded by Yorkshire…

When Gary Lovelace found out that he had incurable cancer, he got together with an old school friend who is a war reporter in Ukraine and together they have raised…

For Shiela Umpleby, the festive season is an opportunity to spend quality time with loved ones, and since she was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago,…

“So many people have been stars during my cancer experience”, said Neil Garner, 69. “From my family and friends to the brilliant staff at the NHS and the fellow patients I met on the ward who helped me keep a positive attitude.