For a Yorkshire free from cancer

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Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer.

Together, we can change this. Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to finding new cancer cures and bringing them to people in Yorkshire, so you and the people you love can enjoy more moments together.

We’re on a mission to make sure everyone in Yorkshire has access to the cancer trials, treatments and cures they need.

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Pioneering new cancer treatments since 1925

Thanks to supporters, we’re working with the brightest minds in cancer research in the region and sharing our breakthroughs with the world. The charity is funding 59 programmes that are helping save lives in the region right now.

These include taking state-of-the-art mobile screening units to hard-to-reach communities, funding pioneering clinical research in Yorkshire hospitals, and rolling out new research-backed exercise services that are proven to help people survive cancer to towns and cities across the region.

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Pathologist looking at scan results on a large digital screening to understand the extend of the bowel cancer prior to surgery

Thanks to supporters...

175,000 people

175,000 people can take part in life-saving cancer research and services funded by the charity

710 experts

710 researchers and cancer experts are working on new cancer treatments and cures

£64 million

Yorkshire Cancer Research currently funds 59 pioneering programmes, including 25 clinical trials

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Our work is helping more people like Rob live longer, healthier, cancer-free lives so they can enjoy more moments with the people they love.

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Hear from people in Yorkshire

David standing in front of a tree trunk, wearing a suit

Leeds Lung Health Check participant

"Thanks to my cancer screening, I was there for my granddaughter’s first day of school and got to drop her off in her new uniform"

Jenifer is stood in her garden, she is wearing a black top and a grey scarf. The sky is blue and in the background there's green grass and hills in the distance.

Yorkshire kidney screening trial participant

"All I kept thinking was how lucky I was to have a scan, as it could have gone undetected for months, or even years!"

Bill stood in front of a vast hilly landscape with bright blue skies and green vegetation. He is wearing a hat and large backpack.

FOxTROT 3 trial participant

“The post-surgery chemotherapy was very successful, and I was surprised at how quickly I was able to focus on getting back to normal life.”

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For a Yorkshire free from cancer

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