26 h. ago London grandmother may have to move to Scotland to access vital cancer drug unavailable on NHS in England

Breast cancer drug Enhurtu costs about £8,000 each session and is only available privately in England, but it is offered on the NHS in Scotland

Events

26 h. ago ‘I’ve got to move to Scotland because I can’t get the cancer drug I need in England’

‘I’ve got to move to Scotland because I can’t get the cancer drug I need in England’  The Independent

Events

3 d. ago Scotland to lead new £5.5m international cancer 'supergroup'

Cancer Research UK and partners today committed £5.5m to form a world-leading research team tasked with making personalised medicine a reality for people with bowel cancer.

Economics

1 week ago 'Inspiring' Scots teenager battling skin cancer signs contract extension with West of Scotland League side

Charlie Watson has been playing for Threave Rovers this season despite undergoing treatment for stage four nodular malignant melonoma.

Events

3 w. ago New prostate and liver cancer medicines approved for NHS in Scotland

The SMC said it would only be available to those who had already received a previous treatment.

Science

4 w. ago Scots warned to look for cancer symptoms that can appear in the head and neck

Head and neck cancer is Scotland’s sixth most common form of the disease

Events

last month World championship medal on home rink would be 'stuff of dreams' for Scotland wheelchair curling ace after battling cancer

Jo Butterfield is aiming to help guide Scotland to World Wheelchair Curling Championship success just 12 months after battling breast cancer

Society