Tag: Breast Cancer

Strangers with same name, in same street, and same cancer – united by Facebook

TWO mothers in the same street and with the same surname were diagnosed with breast cancer within a month of each other. And Lauren and...

Woman left with different-shaped breasts after botched operation

A CANCER patient was left with different-shaped breasts as a result of botched surgery at a Scottish hospital. Bosses at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary have been...

Fewer women go for breast cancer screening

THE number of women in Scotland accepting the invitation to be screened for breast cancer has fallen, figures released today by ISD Scotland have...

Edinburgh Airport to welcome bra-cladded moon walkers

Staff at Edinburgh Airport are on a mission to champion this year’s Moon Walk Edinburgh, the breast cancer Walk the Walk event that is...

South Asian women “less likely” to have breast cancer screening

PAKISTANI and South Asian women living in Scotland are at risk of late diagnosis of breast cancer because they do not go for screening,...

Genes to blame for multiple illnesses, say scientists

ALMOST one in five genes is linked to more than one disease, a new study suggests. People who carry particular genes - including some responsible...

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