Cervical cancer
Six women in Scotland are diagnosed with cervical cancer every week so having your smear test could save your life – it can stop cancer before it starts.
Lung cancer is the most common cancer in Scotland but the earlier it is found, the easier it is to treat. If you have unusual breathlessness, or a persistent cough that’s new or different for you, and lasted 3 weeks or more - contact your GP practice without delay.
Top professional snooker referee Leo Scullion has encouraged those worried about potential lung cancer symptoms to get checked without delay, as someone who survived the disease after seeing his GP about a persistent cough.
Six women in Scotland are diagnosed with cervical cancer every week so having your smear test could save your life – it can stop cancer before it starts.
Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in Scotland. But when it's found early, it can often be cured. In fact, 9 out of 10 people beat it.
Breast cancer remains the most common cancer in Scottish women but you’re five times more likely to survive it if it’s caught in its earliest stage.