MP & MSPs Stride Out Against Cancer  

Picture shows Dundee politicians Shona Robison MSP, Joe FitzPatrick MSP and Stewart Hosie MP with some of the members of their team at the start of the 24 hour charity event ‘Relay for Life’  organised by  Cancer Support UK.   Their team hopes to raise more than £500 for the charity. The 4th Relay for Life in Dundee has attracted the largest-yet number of registered teams and should exceed previous year’s total for funds raised. Speaking at the event, Shona said; “We must do all we can to help fund efforts to discover treatments for cancer and care for sufferers. Around 30,000 people in Scotland are diagniosed with cancer every year and total is increasing as the population ages. Advances in treatment have greatly improved survival rates. “NHS Scotland has met the new national targets of treating 95% of cancer patients within two months. While this is...