Like many great ideas before it and since, the origins of what would become the Urological Cancer Charity (UCAN) initially germinated in the confines of a hostelry, in this case the Atholl Hotel, situated in Aberdeen’s West End. It was on a wet evening back in 2005 that fellow Consultant Urologists Sam McClinton and James...
Update: We are delighted to announce after a CT Scan in December 2023 that Darren is officially all clear and cancer free. Like many men, Darren did not react immediately when he noticed something amiss with his penis……..and thankfully lives to tell the tale. Darren tells his UCAN Story.mp4 from Roy Stewart on Vimeo. ...
On 21st January 2008 Nicola Sturgeon, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, officially launched the opening of our Cancer Care Centre in Ward 209 at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.This iconic Centre provides:friendly, welcoming environment for patients and relativesopportunities for browsing educational and comprehensive materialaccess to accredited websites via state of the art computersplasma screens...
Urological cancer charity UCAN is based in Aberdeen but leads the world in its pioneering format helping patients, and their families, throughout their journey of care. Now in its tenth year, one of the essential breakthrough differences UCAN has established for everyone who passes through the doors are the welcoming surroundings they walk in to…UCAN...