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Skipton MP visits Yorkshire Cancer Research shop
Skipton and Ripon MP Julian Smith visited Yorkshire Cancer Research’s Skipton shop to meet bowel cancer researchers and patients who have benefited from funding…
Pickering charity shop raises £150,000 for life-saving cancer research
Yorkshire Cancer Research’s Pickering shop has raised £150,000 for life-saving research since it first opened one year ago.
‘Step Out’ campaign raises £40,000 for live-saving cancer research
People in Yorkshire have raised more than £40,000 for life-saving cancer research by taking part in the annual ‘Step Out for Yorkshire’ campaign by Yorkshire Cancer…
Sheffield’s “novel and innovative” cancer exercise programme praised in Parliament
A pioneering programme that helps people in Sheffield prepare for and recover from cancer treatment by enhancing fitness and wellbeing has been praised in…
Volunteering: Shiela's experience
“After I was diagnosed with breast cancer, my whole life felt like it was full of appointments and treatment. When I started volunteering, it felt like an…
Exercise and cancer: Jo’s experience
“Yorkshire Cancer Research’s fitness and wellbeing programme will make such a difference to people navigating cancer in the region. I only wish it had existed when…
Volunteering: Hugh’s experience
Hugh Chown has experienced first-hand the importance of cancer research. After being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2020, Hugh agreed to take part in a clinical…
Exercise and cancer: Neil’s experience
“Taking part in Active Together created in me a new philosophical attitude. The exercise not only made me feel fit, but also made me feel like I was in control of…
Pioneering exercise research centre to open for people with cancer
Cancer patients in Yorkshire will be offered a new exercise and wellbeing support service with the opening of a new research centre.
South Yorkshire bottle top collection raises £4000 for Yorkshire Cancer Research
People across South Yorkshire have raised more than £4000 for Yorkshire Cancer Research by collecting and recycling plastic milk bottle tops. The scheme was set up…
Gifts in Wills: Barbara and John’s legacy
Barbara and John Hulme, from Chapel Allerton in Leeds, left a legacy to Yorkshire Cancer Research in their wills.