Elaine Henderson, from Carluke, first noticed there was something not right after an injury to her chest when a tree branch hit her while hillwalking.
A Scots cancer survivor says her instinct to get her symptoms checked out early after a freak accident means she has lived to see her daughter’s wedding day.
Elaine had an operation to remove the lump that July and then radiotherapy, finishing her treatment in November. “My daughter had just got engaged when I was diagnosed. Her wedding day was really special and quite poignant. Had I not followed up on something I knew wasn’t normal, I might not have been there. It doesn’t bear thinking about.
Top news stories today Elaine is now backing a new campaign on early diagnosis by the Scottish Government. The Be the Early Bird campaign aims to challenge the fear which can delay people from having possible cancer symptoms checked. To support timely access to diagnostic testing and cancer treatment for patients across NHS Scotland, the Scottish Government has invested £10 million in 2022/23.
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