6 March 2023
An extra 7,000 people in Humber and North Yorkshire could receive potentially life-saving lung scans every year, following the acquisition of another CT scanning unit by […]
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3 March 2023
March the 8th is No Smoking Day 2023, and a great opportunity to have a go at quitting for good. Stopping smoking improves your brain health […]
6 February 2023
An update from Stuart Baugh, Programme Director for Humber and North Yorkshire NHS Targeted Lung Health Check Programme, as it launches in North East Lincolnshire. Following the […]
17 January 2023
Cancer Alliance offers awareness sessions to encourage people to come forward for cervical screening
Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance is encouraging people to come forward for cervical screening by offering free cervical screening awareness sessions during Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (23rd – 29th January). The […]
9 January 2023
David, from Hull, had never had any problems with his lungs but when he was invited for a Lung Cancer Screening by his GP in January […]
20 October 2022
The Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance has delivered cancer screening information talks to over 100 students at CU Scarborough. Emma Lewin, Volunteer Coordinator for the […]
30 September 2022
The National Screening Committee has recommended the introduction of lung cancer screening for people aged between 55 and 74 who smoke or have previously smoked. Dr […]
9 May 2022
Helen Heagren, from Grimsby, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2016. Six years later, she is living with cancer and has shared her story in the hope that it will help others to become aware of the symptoms and know that support is available.
19 April 2022
Allyson lives in the East Riding of Yorkshire and began her career in the NHS at the age of 17. After retiring in 2018, Allyson noted that she had ‘never really been ill’ until she was diagnosed with breast cancer after attending a breast screening appointment in 2019.