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NHS Tayside ordered to apologise to widow of man who died weeks after being told he did not have cancer
A Tayside man was wrongly told he did not have cancer only a few weeks before the disease killed him. (...)
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Retiring Professor Elaine Rankin hails progress in lung cancer care
Tayside can boast one of the best centres for lung cancer treatment in the UK, a professor said this week. (...)
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GP practice ordered to apologise to man diagnosed with lung cancer after 18-month scan delay
A Fife medical practice has been ordered to make a full apology to a man who was forced to endure an 18-month wait for a scan which ultimately diagnosed lung cancer. (...)
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'Active' lung cancer treatment disparity causes concern in Fife
New figures which appear to show Scottish lung cancer patients face a treatment "postcode lottery" have sparked concern in Fife. (...)
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Councillor presses NHS Fife to cover cost of treatment for lung cancer patient
Fife's health chiefs have been urged to explain why they have refused to fund pioneering treatment for a local cancer patient. (...)
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Lung cancer patient pleads for access to CyberKnife treatment
A Fife man with advanced lung cancer has been denied funding for pioneering treatment that he believes could save his life. (...)
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Melanie moved to show gratitude to 'amazing' staff who cared for mother
An Angus woman who lost over two stones in a slimming challenge has raised £875 for the cancer ward that cared for her mother. (...)
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World Cancer Day brings plea for 'global attack' on disease
An eminent Fife expert will today use the backdrop of World Cancer Day to call for a "global attack" on the killer disease. (...)
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Former Sea Cadets commanding officer Brian Bell
Brian Bell, a former commanding officer of Cardenden Sea Cadets, has passed away after a short illness at the age of 52. (...)
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Importance of lung cancer check-ups underlined by Macmillan specialist
A specialist nurse is urging women to have lung cancer symptoms checked out as early as possible as cases of the disease in Tayside rocket. (...)
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Cancer patient faces tests on fitness to work
As Citizens Advice Scotland disclosed 70% of its appeals against "fit to work" judgments are successful, Stefan Morkis talked to one man who must constantly prove he is too unwell to work. (...)
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Weight of 'fit to work' appeals concerns Citizens Advice Scotland
Seven out of every 10 Scots refused benefits because they are deemed fit to work win them back on appeal, it has been claimed. (...)
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Dundee man's charity cycle for dying mother
A Dundee man whose mother is dying of cancer will set off on a sponsored cycle run to raise money for Ninewells Hospital's cancer ward tomorrow. (...)
