Lung cancer
Lung cancer is the most common cancer in Scotland but the good news is, more people than ever in Scotland are surviving the disease.
Types of cancer
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Breast cancer
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.
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Bowel cancer
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.
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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.
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Ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer affecting women, but the early symptoms aren’t always recognised.
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Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer may be the most common cancer amongst men in Scotland but while the number of people diagnosed has increased, so have survival rates.
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Skin cancer
Around 1,200 cases of malignant melanoma are reported every year in Scotland, with cases up 32% in men and down by 3% in women in the last 10 years.
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Head and neck cancers
Head and neck cancers are the fifth most common cancer in Scotland with 1,200 cases diagnosed every year.
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Other types of cancer
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