AROUND 100 lives have been potentially saved following prostrate screening tests organised by a former football club chairman.

In light of the success Barry Kilby, former Burnley FC chairman, will be holding another testing day at Turf Moor to help others combat the disease.

So far 2,000 men have been screened under the Barry Kilby Prostate Cancer Appeal, which involves a simple blood test with a traffic light system rating system, with red being the most concerning and green meaning all clear.

Mr Kilby was diagnosed with the cancer in 2012 and overcame the disease in 2016, the year he set up the appeal.

The fourth screening at Turf Moor will take place on Saturday, having previous events at Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, Ipswich Town and Charlton Athletic.

Mr Kilby said: "It's been really something to see all these 'reds' come in, knowing that if they hadn't they could have died.

"My idea now, through my fund, is that we'll become a charity and we want to push this throughout football.

"We've already done Blackburn Rovers, which was a good one because it was like hands across the water, this is bigger than football rivalries.

"It's starting to pick up now but we've obviously got to raise the funds to do it.

"We ask people to pay a fiver but it costs about £20 apiece.

"You've got your whole team of phlebotomists, you have to do all the admin of getting it to the peoples' doctors etc.

"I'm really hoping to push it out now."

Men aged 50 or over, or 45 or over with a family history of the illness, are welcome to attend.

Mr Kilby said: "We're up to well over 100 people so far who have had their lives changed.

"It's really taken off. I really hope I can get some of the big guys involved in this.

"One of the problems with prostate cancer is that you don't really have any symptoms until it's well down the line.

"It can sometimes be too late and it's something that certainly happened to me.

"I had no idea and I have no doubt that if I hadn't have took it I'd be dead. I wouldn't be here now."

The session will take place in the James Hargreaves Stand at Turf Moor from 10am-1pm with volunteers from the East Lancashire Prostate Cancer Support Group on hand to help and give advice, along with medical staff conducting a simple blood test.