Woman and friends raise £17,000 in two years for breast cancer research
A Peterhead breast cancer survivor has donated more than £17,000 to scientists working to find a cure for the disease.
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Tourist finds out she has breast cancer after ‘odd’ photo at visitor attraction
A woman discovered she has breast cancer after spotting an unusual heat coming from her chest on a thermal imaging camera at an Edinburgh tourist attraction.
Let patients go for cancer screening at weekends, report urges
Patients must be able to attend cancer screening during evenings and weekends, and in locations close to their home or work, a Government-ordered review has said.
Incurable breast cancer patients face repeated GP visits before diagnosis: study
Thousands of patients with incurable breast cancer are repeatedly visiting GPs before they are diagnosed amid concerns their symptoms are not being taken seriously or misinterpreted, a new report has suggested.
Two 31-year-olds ‘robbed of chance to have children’ due to breast cancer
Two 31-year-old women have told how they became “secondary sisters” after learning that their breast cancer is incurable and they will not be able to have children.
Breast cancer death rate falls 44% in almost 30 years
The death rate for women with breast cancer has plunged 44% in nearly 30 years, according to new figures.
Beyonce’s father Mathew Knowles reveals he had breast cancer
Beyonce’s father Mathew Knowles has revealed he underwent surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year.
Facebook restores educational video about breast cancer
Social media giant Facebook has restored an educational video about breast cancer initially banned because it believed it contains nudity, a baffled charity boss said.
Pupil of Aberdeen dance teacher who died of cancer to raise cash in her memory by zip-lining across the River Clyde
A dancer is preparing to honour her teacher by conquering her fear of heights for a zip line challenge over the River Clyde.
Faye Tozer reveals mother battled cancer during her Strictly stint
Faye Tozer has revealed her mother was being treated for breast cancer while she was competing on Strictly Come Dancing.
Mobile breast screening service to run in Inverurie
A mobile service to help scan women for breast cancer is to be set up in a north-east town.
Raigmore breast cancer specialist tells of her own fight against the disease after discovery during shift
A breast cancer specialist has revealed her own fight against the disease.
Appeal for Stage 4 cancer survivors to get in touch with Catherine
A north-east woman is searching for other people with stage four cancer to create a book for those diagnosed with incurable disease.
Charity donation will attract new doctors to work within Aberdeen
An Aberdeen charity has funded an innovative software to improve cancer care for patients in the north-east, a move which it's hoped could attract new staff to NHS Grampian.
Three Forres women to undertake Arctic challenge for charity
Three Moray women, who have raised more than £11,000 for a breast cancer charity, are facing their toughest challenge yet.
Genetic changes identified which may predict breast cancer relapse
Scientists have identified genetic changes that may predict the likelihood of breast cancer relapse in women who take a common type of hormone therapy.
Women given false positive result ‘twice as likely to develop breast cancer’
Women who get a “false positive” result following a mammogram are twice as likely to develop breast cancer later in life than those who get a negative result, a study has suggested.
NHS mobile breast screening unit visits Invergordon
Female patients in two highland towns are to benefit from breast screenings in the New Year as the mobile unit tours the North of Scotland.
America’s Next Top Model star Jael Strauss dies from breast cancer aged 34
A former contestant on America’s Next Top Model has died at the age of 34 after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
Occupational health study links air pollution and cancer
Extreme carbon emissions are putting women at greater risk of developing breast cancer, new research has found.
Anxious Elgin mum told she would have to wait up to seven months to find out if she had cancer
An anxious Elgin mum was told she would have to wait up to seven months to find out if she had cancer.
Increased breast cancer risk with high levels of fertility hormone, study finds
Women with high levels of a hormone that can be detected through a simple blood test may have a higher risk of breast cancer, a new study suggests.
Online tool could predict long-term risk of breast cancer returning
A new online tool that could better predict the long-term risk of breast cancer returning in other areas of the body has been created.
Breast screening service to visit north-east village
A mobile breast screening service will be in Alford for four weeks from next month.
Thousands could be spared chemotherapy after landmark breast cancer study
Thousands of breast cancer patients may be safely spared gruelling chemotherapy following a landmark study.
Eye-catching hay bales in Moray advertise breast cancer fundraiser
Motorists driving past a Moray farm have been left wide-eyed at a striking method of promoting an upcoming breast cancer fundraiser.
Moray education workers shave heads in solidarity with colleague battling cancer
Education staff in Moray have shaved their heads in solidarity with a colleague who is battling cancer.
Raigmore treats first breast cancer patients with new method
The main hospital in the Highlands has become the first in Scotland to use a pioneering cancer treatment - where patients hold their breath to protect their heart.
Chief Superintendent Sharon battles 26 miles of -30c in Arctic to raise cash for breast cancer charity
A senior police officer who battled breast cancer has completed a gruelling skiiing marathon through the Arctic.
Mobile breast cancer screening service on its way to Orkney
Thousands of women on Orkney are being encouraged to attend a mobile breast screening service when it arrives on the islands.
Unique necklace raises £7,000 for cancer treatment
A group of north-east women have raffled a unique piece of jewellery to raise thousands of pounds for vital cancer treatment.
Mum who battled cancer twice thanks Maggie’s
An Aberdeenshire teacher, who survived a battle with breast cancer and then was diagnosed with a golf ball-sized brain tumour has helped to raise more than £5,000 for the charity which helped her during her darkest hours.