00:00Over a quarter of people eligible for bowel cancer screening in Yorkshire don't complete their test, according to new data
00:07revealed by Bowel Cancer UK.
00:10The charity looked at the latest screening data from 2024 across NHS integrated care boards.
00:17The data found that NHS Humber and North Yorkshire has the highest screening uptake in the region at 74.3%,
00:26while NHS West Yorkshire has the lowest uptake at 71%.
00:30The average screening uptake in the wider North East and Yorkshire NHS region is just above the national average in
00:37England.
00:38Bowel Cancer UK is sharing screening uptake figures to mark Bowel Cancer Awareness Month.
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