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One in every 20 cancers in women are caused by genetic defects that are passed down through families and are potentially preventable. However, 97% of women with…

Active Together is a pioneering service developed by world-leading academics and clinicians at Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre…

A health check project designed to test ways to improve cancer symptom awareness and help-seeking in Yorkshire’s deprived communities was completed in December…

This trial will investigate whether an existing pain assessment tool can be successfully adapted and introduced into oncology outpatient services across Yorkshire.…

The QUIT Programme is a new initiative which will transform the way tobacco addiction is tackled in our hospitals, offering patients who smoke access to effective…

Asking individuals affected by cancer to report their symptoms and concerns, and how these change over time, is important in helping to improve their wellbeing and…

Significant Event Audit (SEA) is a method that GPs and primary care teams use to try and improve the quality of care that they provide.

The lockdown and NHS reshuffle needed to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic had a big impact on cancer care.

An exploration of context-specific treatment pathways and experiences to inform intervention development for person-centred care

In Yorkshire, over 14,000 people die from advanced cancer each year, a number expected to rise up to 17,000 by 2030. 
In the weeks or months before they die, people…

People with cancer can experience distressing symptoms, worries and concerns from diagnosis to advanced disease; some get better supportive and palliative care than…

People with mental health conditions are disproportionately affected by smoking and despite a strong desire to quit, often find it difficult to do so. This trial…