4 d. ago Off the Beatson Track raises over £230,000 for Beatson cancer charity

Beatson Cancer Charity’s flagship event Off the Beatson Track has raised an incredible £230,000 following this year’s walk, which took place on Sunday 24th August.

Economics

8 d. ago More than 52,000 cancer patients are left waiting too long for care, figures show

More than 52,000 cancer patients had to wait longer than they should have to be diagnosed and start treatment in the first six months of this year, figures reveal.

Science

1 week ago Huge breakthrough for cancer which hits 8,000 Britons a year: 'Treatment could double chances of survival'

It marks the first significant change to treatment of stage 4 bladder cancer-which accounts for one in ten cases-since the 1980s.

Events

1 week ago Treatment that can double bladder cancer survival rates available to 1,000 patients in England

People with disease that has spread have been found to live twice as long when given treatment hailed as ‘hopeful’More than 1,000 patients living with bladder cancer in England will be eligible for a treatment which can double survival rates from the disease.In England, 18,000 people are diagnosed with bladder cancer each year, and only about 10% of people with stage 4 bladder cancer will survive five years or more after they are diagnosed. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Glasgow fitness coach takes on Off the Beatson Track after cancer diagnosis

A Glasgow fitness coach who was diagnosed with lymphoma earlier this year is set to take on Off the Beatson Track on Sunday, August 24, with his family by his side.

Sport

2 w. ago Paisley pub regulars and staff to tackle huge walk for Beatson Cancer Charity

Vital fundraising will be the order of the day at Off the Beatson Track this weekend.

Politics

3 w. ago Five common signs of colon cancer that are easy to miss and often ignored

Around 4,000 Scots are diagnosed with colorectal cancer each year, but its symptoms are often not picked up on

Politics

3 w. ago Burn notice: Gen Z and the terrifying rise of extreme tanning

Nasal sprays, injections and sunbeds – for many people, the yearning for a tan now outweighs the risks. But why?Hannah Clark got her first spray tan for her school prom and has never looked back. “I’m not proud of it, but I have used sunbeds,” says the 29-year-old graphic designer from Plymouth. Her goal is “that glow you get when coming back from holiday. You know, when you walk around and people say: ‘Oh, you look really healthy.’ It’s that feeling I’m chasing.”Clark is far from alone. On TikTok and Instagram, posts with the hashtag “sunbed” number more than 500,000. Last year, a survey from skin cancer charity Melanoma Focus found that 28% of UK adults use sunbeds, but this rose to 43% among those aged 18 to 25. This new generation of younger tanning obsessives will go to extreme lengths to darken their skin. Some track the UV index – the level of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation – and deliberately sit in the sun at the most dangerous times of day. Others use unregulated nasal tan...

Events

4 w. ago Natalie Returns to ‘Off the Beatson Track’ Just Weeks After Stem Cell Transplant

40-year old Natalie Forrest from Uddingston is preparing to take part in Off the Beatson Track for the second time - just weeks after receiving a life-saving stem cell transplant from her 39-year old brother, John Forrest. The family will also be joined by their much-loved toy poodle, Nico, as they walk in memory of Natalie’s dad and in support of Beatson Cancer Charity.

Politics