Help Yorkshire Shine
Dedicate a Yorkshire Star to show your support for people affected by cancer this Christmas
You can celebrate someone who has recovered from cancer, thank those who have shown their support, recognise someone going through treatment, or remember a loved one who is sadly no longer with us.
Dedicate a star
Include a message about why you have chosen to dedicate a Yorkshire Star to this special person.
See your star
See your Yorkshire Star shining brightly on our website and in person at the Yorkshire Cancer Research Centre in Harrogate.
Share your star
Share your star with friends and family on social media, or print it out and display it in your home.
Every 17 minutes someone in Yorkshire is told they have cancer.
Yorkshire Cancer Research exists so that more people can live longer, healthier lives, free of cancer. Thanks to our kind supporters, we bring vital cancer research to Yorkshire and pioneer new and innovative services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – here in Yorkshire, and beyond.
Our independent charity has been funding cancer research and saving lives since 1925 – here in Yorkshire, and beyond.
“This Christmas, I’m shining a light on the research that has given me a quality of life I could only have dreamed of at the very start of my journey.”
After David was diagnosed with bowel cancer, his surgeon recommended FOxTROT, a clinical trial funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research that has been found to improve bowel cancer survival rates.
As part of the trial, David received chemotherapy before surgery to remove his tumour. The tumour shrank by one third, making surgery more straightforward and less invasive.
Having recovered from surgery and four more rounds of post-surgery chemotherapy under FOxTROT, David is now having six-monthly checks to hopefully confirm he remains cancer-free.
Because he was sadly in hospital last Christmas Day due to illness following surgery, David is now looking forward to spending an "extra special" Christmas with his family this year. He is dedicating one Yorkshire Star to his wife Anne, for being "my absolute rock", and another to his surgeon, Mr Richard Baker.
See your star shine!
Your Yorkshire Star will be added to the Christmas display at the Yorkshire Cancer Research Centre in Hornbeam Park, Harrogate. The display will be available to view until the shop closes on 24 December 2024.
Please come and visit, we'd love to welcome you! See the centre's opening times on our website.
Feel free to share your pictures using the hashtag #YorkshireStars.
