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“If I hadn’t paid for a private health check, I’d never have known I had prostate cancer.”
When former York restaurant owner Christopher Holder reached his mid-50s, he decided to pay for a private health check.Motivated by the death of his father from a…

“Prostate screening is pivotal. Without it, a lot of guys are going to be stuffed.”
Over six years ago, hair and scalp consultant Russell McFarlane went to see his GP after hearing that men of Afro-Caribbean ethnicity were more likely to get…

“Thanks to my cancer screening, I was there for my granddaughter’s first day of school” - David’s experience
Retired milkman David Sutcliffe from Leeds had always lived an active lifestyle. From his twenties, he frequently played golf, cycled and hiked with his friends in…

“By doing regular body checks, you considerably increase the chances of finding cancer early” – Jackie's experience
When mother-of-two Jackie Buxton from Huby discovered a lump in her breast, she made sure to ring her GP on the same day to book an appointment."I was in the…

Lowering of bowel screening age will save lives in Yorkshire
Yorkshire Cancer Research welcomes the news that people aged 50 and 52 will receive at-home bowel screening test kits in the post, marking the final phase of the…

2024 in Review: Ten Milestone Moments
As we enter the new year, Yorkshire Cancer Research would like to say thank you to those who continue to support the charity’s vital work.Sadly, people in Yorkshire…

Yorkshire charity urges MPs to protect appeal of vaping for people who smoke
Yorkshire Cancer Research is urging MPs to protect the appeal of vaping as a tool to quit smoking ahead of Tuesday’s second reading of the government’s Tobacco and…

600,000 people in Yorkshire will be eligible for life-saving lung health checks
600,000 people in Yorkshire could be offered a life-saving lung health check over the next five years, following the success of a pioneering lung screening trial in…

Yorkshire genetic screening trial selected for NHS initiative
The NHS will help find thousands of volunteers to take part in a groundbreaking genetic screening clinical trial funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research.
The charity’s…

Active Together expands into West Yorkshire
The pioneering exercise, nutrition and wellbeing programme which has helped more than 1000 people in Yorkshire manage and recover from their cancer treatment has…

Highest proportion of people quit smoking in Yorkshire than any other region in England
Yorkshire saw a higher proportion of people successfully quit smoking than any other region in England, according to analysis from Yorkshire Cancer…
