Pioneering Active Together service is coming to Hull

CANCER CENTRE WILL ‘OFFER PERSONALISED TREATMENT BASED ON INDIVIDUAL NEEDS’

- By ROB CURRELL

PEOPLE with cancer in Hull will soon be able to benefit from “research-backed exercise treatment” designed to increase survival and reduce the risk of cancer coming back, the NHS has revealed.

In partnership with NHS Humber Health Partnership, Yorkshire Cancer Research is bringing its pioneering Active Together service to people living in the city through a dedicated new centre due to open in early 2026.

More than 2,000 people across Yorkshire have reportedly benefitted from Active Together, which was designed by researchers at Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre to help people prepare for and recover from cancer treatment.

Active Together is based on growing scientific evidence that exercise before, during and after cancer treatment can save lives by increasing treatment options, building fitness before surgery, reducing side effects from treatment, reducing complications from surgery and speeding up recovery.

The service is already provided in Sheffield, Doncaster, Barnsley, Rotherham, Wakefield, North Kirklees, Skipton, Keighley, and Harrogate.

Bringing Active Together to Hull will help address inequalities that mean people living in the city are disproportionately impacted by cancer, The Humber Health Partnership and Yorkshire Cancer Research said.

Nicky Hill, head of Active Together at Yorkshire Cancer Research, said: “Active Together is helping to shape the future of cancer care in Yorkshire and beyond, offering evidence-based support that empowers people to take an active role in their recovery. Evidence shows exercise is an effective way to improve survival for people with cancer.