Sylvia and Jim
Jim MacLeod has spoken about how he couldn’t imagine life without wife Sylvia, two years after she was given the all clear after treatment for...
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Jim MacLeod has spoken about how he couldn’t imagine life without wife Sylvia, two years after she was given the all clear after treatment for...
Lisa Maher, 30, from Glasgow, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2011 after attending a routine cervical screening appointment.
Liz Clark, 66 from Cults, was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2013 after seeing her GP about a persistent cough. Liz went on to receive surgery which...
An Edinburgh woman shocked to discover she had lung cancer following an x ray after a bad fall has urged people to be aware of the possible signs...
Makala Francis has hailed mum Rona Passmore as her survivor, ten years on from Rona’s recovery from ovarian cancer.
Laura McAdam, from Ayrshire, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016, at the age of 31.
Graeme Dolan has spoken of his gratitude that wife Katrina’s breast cancer was found at an early stage, following her successful treatment.
Lynda Dobinson was diagnosed with bowel cancer in August 2018 after completing her routine bowel screening test, and has made a full recovery after...
Graeme Clark, 34 from Edinburgh was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in late November 2017, around two weeks after he had started...
Laura Russell, 38, from Dundee, was first diagnosed and successfully treated for early-stage melanoma at 18. Since then, she has had four...
Ian Cassels, 76 from Darvel in Ayrshire, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2007 after a comment mentioned in passing to his GP prompted tests.
Anita Lindsay, 47 from Troon, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in January 2019 after going for routine cervical screening (smear).
Christine Mitchell, 63, from Ardross, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2013 after seeing a GP about symptoms that were unusual for her....
Ruthra Coventry, 40, from Aberdeen, was diagnosed with stage I lung cancer in October 2018, after seeing her GP about persistent illness and chest...
Top professional snooker referee Leo Scullion has encouraged those worried about potential lung cancer symptoms to get checked without delay, as...
Brian Whitters contacted his GP practice in September 2015 after noticing he was getting up more frequently during the night to pee and was tired...
Fiona Anderson is looking forward to turning 50 and marrying her partner Nina this year, after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020.
Norma MacLeod, 47 from Stornoway was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2020 after feeling a lump in her breast.
Eilidh-Ann Dewar is looking forward to her 40th birthday – and the future - after being diagnosed and successfully treated for a rare form of...
Ron Kerr, 82, from Forfar, was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer in 2013. Fortunately it was found in the early stages, and following successful surgery...
Lesley Shand, 56, was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer in October 2012, after going to her GP with concerns about a lump she found in her neck....
Almost eight years on from being diagnosed with lung cancer, Jackie Hugill has spoken of her ‘eternal gratitude’ that she got her persistent cough...
Elaine Henderson, 62, was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2018 after getting a lump and bruising checked by her GP after being hit in the chest...
Cath Johnstone was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2018 after visiting her GP with concerns about an inverted nipple.
Helen Westwood has spoken about what husband David’s cancer survival has meant to her in a bid to change the way the disease is viewed.
Alison Daly was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer in August 2015 after visiting her GP concerned about a lump she felt in her breast.
Arnott Wilson, 64, who has been married to Jean for 42 years, has spoken about what his wife’s survival meant to him.
Joe Crofts, 45, was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2011, after months of struggling to shift a suspected chest infection.
William Laidlaw, 63 from Govan, was diagnosed with lung cancer in January 2017 after going to see his GP with a tickly cough he’d had for a while.
Robert Hay, who survived a prostate cancer diagnosis, is backing the latest Detect Cancer Early campaign and sharing his story in a bid to help...
22 years on from his lung cancer diagnosis, Bill Culbard, 78, is encouraging those worried about potential lung cancer symptoms to get checked...
Tom's glad he listened to his family's advice and went to see his GP about his cough.
Thomas Small, 23 from Airdrie, refers to mother Christine as the ‘centre of the family’ and is so thankful that she attended her breast screening...
Father of two Brian Gemmell, 53, from East Kilbride was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2014 after seeing his GP with concerns about swelling of his...
Daniel McLaughlin, 75 from Drumchapel, was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2016 after undergoing treatment for a tumour that was found in his mouth.
Jane Grant, 54 from Wishaw, was diagnosed with lung cancer in September 2012 after failing to respond to treatment for rheumatoid pain. When the...
John MacKenzie, 71, from Crieff was diagnosed with lung cancer in February 2011 after being sent for an x-ray by his GP.
Colin, 61, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2013. He said: I’d been peeing a bit more than normal but I just put it down to the cold weather...
Ruth Dalgleish, 63, was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 2014 after becoming concerned when she coughed and noticed blood on her tissue.