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“By doing regular body checks, you considerably increase the chances of finding cancer early” – Jackie's experience
When mother-of-two Jackie Buxton from Huby discovered a lump in her breast, she made sure to ring her GP on the same day to book an appointment."I was in the…
“Combining lung health checks with stop smoking support is so important” Sue’s experience
Sue O’Shea has enjoyed many roles in healthcare, mainly working for the NHS, but for her, helping people quit smoking is the most rewarding.Sue started her role as…
FOxTROT 3 clinical trial: David’s cancer experience
David, from Leeds in West Yorkshire, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2023 after experiencing breathlessness, one of the less common symptoms of bowel…
Active Together expands into West Yorkshire
The pioneering exercise, nutrition and wellbeing programme which has helped more than 1000 people in Yorkshire manage and recover from their cancer treatment has…

“It’s never too late to stop smoking”: Bryan’s experience
Bryan Hoyle first started smoking when he was seven years old, after being given the odd cigarette by older friends. Soon, he was buying them himself and for 58…

Annual charity golf tournament raises £22,000 to help fund pioneering cancer research
An annual charity golf day for the Yorkshire property industry has raised £22,000 for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
The event, which has been running since 2004, was…

People in Yorkshire offered opportunity to be involved in life-saving cancer research
Yorkshire Cancer Research is calling on people in Yorkshire to join its Research Advisory Panel and become part of life-saving cancer research as it opens…

"Cancer research is my beacon of hope”: Neil’s experience
When father-of-three and life-long golfer Neil Clark was diagnosed with cancer, it was at the height of the pandemic in July 2020. Soon after his diagnosis, Neil…

Mother of five takes to the skies for life-saving cancer research in memory of daughter
A mother of five from Easingwold has raised over £1,300 to help save lives in Yorkshire by completing a 14,000 ft skydive.
Cheered on by her four sons, Marisa Bird…
Active Together: Kathryn’s experience
Kathryn, from Stocksbridge in South Yorkshire, has been taking part in the Active Together service after she was diagnosed with gynaecological cancer in late 2023.
