Women are being urged to seize their last chance to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life at Lister Park, Bradford, next month.

So far 1,640 participants have already joined the formidable army who are ready to take on cancer but there are still about 600 places left for the event on Sunday, June 9.

Registration closes for new entries on June 6. Organisers are encouraging mums, daughters, grannies, sisters, friends and workmates who want to take part in the 5km women-only event to sign up as soon possible.

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring women-only series of events which raises millions of pounds every year to help defeat cancer by funding life-saving research.

Philippa Sharpe, event manager for Race for Life in Yorkshire, said: “We are absolutely thrilled that so many women have entered Race for Life in Bradford but we still have places left so we are urging women to sign up as soon as possible.”

In 2012, 2,227 women took part in Race for Life in Bradford and helped raise an incredible £104,235 for Cancer Research UK’s life-saving work. This year, the charity hopes that 2,200 will enter will hit a fundraising target of £125,000.

By raising money through Race for Life, people in the city are helping Cancer Research UK’s doctors, nurses and scientists make advances in research which will help more men, women and children survive.

Women can boost their contribution to Cancer Research UK’s work by doing a ‘wardrobe work-out’ before their event.

The charity is encouraging them to sort out and bag up hidden treasures such as quality clothes, books and accessories they no longer use and take them to the Donation Station at Race for Life. Each bag of goods could help raise up to £25 for groundbreaking research.

Every participant receives a donation bag, along with a Gift Aid form, as part of their Race for Life entry pack. Just by completing the form and popping it in their bag, women can boost the value of their donation by an extra 25 per cent.

Cancer Research UK receives no Government funding for its ground-breaking research but with help from the people of Bradford, the charity intends to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.

Thanks to the generosity of its supporters, Cancer Research UK spent around £8 million last year in the Yorkshire and Humberside supporting the work of doctors, nurses and scientists who are dedicated to beating cancer by understanding its causes and investigating how best to prevent and treat it.

Visit raceforlife.org or by call 0845 600 6050 to register for the event.