A ROADSHOW dedicated to raising awareness of cancer arrived in the region this week.

The mobile unit, supported by singer Ronan Keating whose mother died of breast cancer, was in Redcar, yesterday.

Cancer Research UK and the Marie Keating Foundation have joined forces to offer the service, which raises awareness of how people can reduce their risk of cancer and how to spot the signs of the disease at an early stage.

Visitors could speak to specialist nurses, test their lungs, take part in a quiz and pick up health information.

The roadshow coincides with a survey by Cancer Research UK that showed more than a quarter of people in the North-East see cancer as their greatest fear.

Cancer Research UK's director of cancer information, Dr Lesley Walker, said: "Even though survival for most types of cancer is better now than it ever has been, our survey highlights just how frightened we are of getting cancer.

"Crucially, it also highlights a lack of awareness about how many cancers could be avoided.

"If people know what they can do to help prevent the disease, we hope that it will allay some fears and the roadshow is a great way of doing this."