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We were established in 1987 by colleagues Professor Steve Leveson, fellow surgeon John Craven and Dr Colin Garner.

Since 1992 we have funded the Jack Birch Unit in the Biology department at the University of York where nationally and internationally acclaimed cancer research is undertaken.

Since 2009 we have provided thousands of free sun hats to 83 primary schools in York as a part of our annual sun awareness campaign.

Since 2009 we have transported radiotherapy patients to St James Hospital in Leeds free of charge in our minibus, covering over 16,000 miles a year.

In 2016 we granted £35,000 to a consultant gastroenterologist at York Hospital to identify those most at risk of bowel cancer.

In 2017 we funded the £700,000 mobile chemotherapy unit which has helped provide hundreds of extra patient treatments across areas in North and East Yorkshire.

Since 2013 we have provided cancer patients and their families with a free short stay at our seaside holiday home.

100% of the profit made from sales made in either of our two gift shops contributes to the work of the charity.

In 2019 we donated £100,000 to the York Plasma Institute which is working to prevent and treat prostate cancer.

In 2022 we donated £680,000 to fund a world-leading surgical robot at York Hospital

In 2023 we opened a holiday home in Yapham for couples affected by cancer to stay in free of charge.

In 2023 we opened The Leveson Centre, a cancer support centre offering holistic services to patients and their friends and families.

York Against Cancer is an independent, local charity providing practical help and support for patients and their families living with cancer across York, North and East Yorkshire.

Established in 1987 by three colleagues, Professor Steve Leveson, Colin Garner and John Craven, York Against Cancer was created to help raise funds in order to improve support and research into cancer in the local area.

Over the past 36 years we have raised over £20 million which has been invested into funding a range of initiatives and services, from funding world-leading research at the Jack Birch Unit in York, to offering cancer patients free transport to treatments and respite breaks with their families, to name a few.

As a charity, we continue to grow and develop our services all thanks to the ongoing support we receive from local donors, individuals, businesses and groups.

“The minibus service is amazing and very much appreciated!”