"Cancer more likely to be diagnosed in an emergency in parts of Yorkshire than in the rest of England"

By Steve Teale
Published 3rd Jan 2020, 06:00 BST
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CANCER patients are more likely to be diagnosed in an emergency in parts of Yorkshire than in the rest of England, shocking figures reveal.

In some areas, patients are twice as likely to be found suffering from the disease during an emergency hospital admission than in the best performing parts of the country.

Nearly one in five people in the region amounting to around 5,500 patients in 2018-19 were found to have cancer following emergency admissions out of 28,100 cases of the illness diagnosed.

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But in Hull, the Heavy Woollen area in West Yorkshire, and central Bradford, this rose to around one in four patients, compared to fewer than one in seven in the Harrogate district – one of the lowest rates in England.

People are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer in some areas more than others.People are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer in some areas more than others.
People are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer in some areas more than others.

NHS leaders are urging people with concerning symptoms to seek help earlier to give them a better chance of successful treatment if they go on to be diagnosed with cancer.

Latest figures published by Public Health England show 300 people were diagnosed in an emergency in Hull in the 12 months to March among more than 1,200 people found to have cancer.

A similar proportion totalling 200 people were diagnosed over the period in North Kirklees. The highest rates in the country of cases found in an emergency were in central Bradford although overall numbers of 50 patients were small.

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