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Marathon walk raises £3,800
A marathon walk organised by a Meltham brewery has raised £3,860 for Yorkshire Cancer Research. Chris Broadbent and Matthew Crabtree, Directors of the Three Fiends…
A day in the life of a 'Cancer Champion'
“By getting more people to attend their screening appointments, we can detect cancer earlier, help more people survive cancer, and even prevent people getting…
Yorkshire Cancer Research welcomes national lung screening programme
Yorkshire Cancer Research is celebrating having helped ‘pave the way’ to the announcement of a national lung screening programme today (Monday, 26th June).
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…