Fears many people with cancer across East Yorkshire aren't being diagnosed early enough

Major concerns have been raised about the number of people with cancer who aren't being picked up across East Yorkshire because they aren't being screened early enough.

600 stars were shone onto the Allams medical building last night at the University of Hull to reveal the 600 diagnosis that are made each week across Yorkshire.

But there are concerns about the numbers coming forward to be screened.

The sooner cancer is diagnosed the quicker it can be treated.

It's also thought those in low income areas are less likely to come forward.

We spoke to Professor Una Macleod Professor of Primary Care Medicine at the University of Hull about the issue.

She told us: "We know that people from certain areas are more likely to do badly if they get cancer."

"They're more likely to have less good outcomes possibly."

"That's what we're trying to look into."

"We're trying to improve uptake of screening, earlier presentation when people have symptoms which might be cancer."

"It's important that we attack things around screening and prevention of cancer, it's important that when people have symptoms that seem new to them, they seek help."

"It's also important that treatments have improved."

"We also care about when people do get cancer they have the opportunity to get the best holistic support."

We also spoke to Dr Kathryn Scott the CEO at Yorkshire Cancer Research.

She says: "If you live in a deprived area you're less likely to be offered screening or take part in it."

"The pandemic also had a massive impact and some of the screening programmes were actually switched off and they're only just starting to come back."

"There are a few thousand people across Yorkshire who don't know they have cancer",