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A groundbreaking clinical trial will test the benefits of personalised exercise programmes for people with three types of cancer.The CANfit study, led by the…

Currently, follow-up care for breast cancer involves patients managing symptoms themselves and contacting professionals if needed. For bowel cancer, follow-up…

For many reasons (e.g. side effects, treatment beliefs), women with breast cancer struggle to adhere to adjuvant (post-treatment) hormonal therapy (HT). This is…

Breast cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in Yorkshire, causing more than 800 deaths per year in the region. Breast screening is one of the key…

The APPROACH trial, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research and led by researchers at University College London, aims to test whether a physical activity mobile app can…

Led by Dr Melanie Cooper and Professor Peter Gardner at the University of Bradford, a £441,000 study will explore new ways to encourage women in the South Asian…