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Exercise treatment should be available to all people with cancer – charity claims
Yorkshire Cancer Research plans to take its Active Together service to people with cancer across the regionThe independent charity aims to create the largest global…

Stop smoking support alongside lung screening could save lives
Offering stop smoking support alongside the new national lung screening programme has the potential to save lives, according to new research.
A study funded by…

Life-saving clinical trial screens more than 8,000 people in Leeds for signs of lung cancer
A pioneering clinical trial has screened more than 8,000 people for lung cancer in the five years since it first launched.
The Leeds Lung Health Check, funded by…

National stop smoking campaigns are a “missed opportunity” to save lives
National stop smoking campaigns are a “missed opportunity” to direct people to more effective local support services, according to Yorkshire Cancer Research.
People…
Statement: Tax on Vapes
Yorkshire Cancer Research is seriously concerned about the potentially detrimental impact a tax on vapes could have on people with low or no incomes who want to give up smoking.

Future of cancer research in Yorkshire receives £8.9 million funding boost
The future of cancer research in Yorkshire has received a significant boost following a commitment of £8.9 million in new funding.Yorkshire Cancer Research and the…
A day in the life of a Cancer Care Coordinator
Leeds GP Confederation’s Cancer Screening & Awareness Programme, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, aims to tackle health inequalities across the region by…
Halifax road dubbed ‘Quitters Street’ as neighbours join forces to stop smoking
A Halifax road has been dubbed ‘Quitters Street’ by stop smoking specialists after a group of neighbours joined forces to give up tobacco for good.
With the support…
New survey reveals ‘worrying’ lack of exercise support among people with cancer
Just one in 20 people living with cancer in Yorkshire have taken part in a specialised exercise programme, according to a new survey by Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Thousands of Hull women to receive at-home HPV tests in new study
Thousands of women in Hull will receive at-home urine tests in the post as part of a new ‘catch-up’ cervical screening study funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Cancer patients in Yorkshire to take part in groundbreaking exercise clinical trial
Hundreds of people with cancer in Hull and Sheffield will have the chance to take part in a groundbreaking exercise clinical trial funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research.
