Yorkshire Cancer Research is a
registered charity that helps the people of Yorkshire avoid, survive and cope with cancer.
Founded in 1925, Yorkshire Cancer Research is the largest independent regional cancer charity in England. Funded entirely by its donors, the charity has supported vital projects across the county for 90 years, mainly in the county's prestigious regional universities and teaching hospitals, including
Bradford University
The University of Bradford is a public research university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. A plate glass university, it received its royal charter in 1966, making it the 40th university to be created in Britain, but ...
,
Hull University
, mottoeng = Bearing the Torch f learning, established = 1927 – University College Hull1954 – university status
, type = Public
, endowment = £18.8 million (2016)
, budget = £190 million ...
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Leeds University
, mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased
, established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds
, ...
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Sheffield University
, mottoeng = To discover the causes of things
, established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions:
– Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield
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and
York University
York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...
and their associated teaching hospitals.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is the only charity committed to reducing the devastating impact of cancer on the lives of people living in and around Yorkshire, where cancer outcomes are below the national average and incidence rates are higher than the national average.
The charity is dedicated to preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer more effectively by forming powerful partnerships with researchers, scientists and clinicians, other charities, the NHS and Public Health and care organisations.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC).
See also
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Cancer in the United Kingdom
References
External links
Yorkshire Cancer ResearchBBC article on research at the Yorkshire Cancer Research Unit
Cancer organisations based in the United Kingdom
Health charities in the United Kingdom
Cancer research
Organisations based in Harrogate
Charities based in North Yorkshire
Health in Yorkshire
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