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My UCAN story-Alister Fair

23rd July 202412th September 2024 Moderator

In this, the first of three videos for UCAN, prostate cancer sufferer Alister Fair reveals the shock of discovering his

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My UCAN story-Jim Leighton

11th September 202011th September 2020 Moderator

For Jim Leighton it was the advice of a friend, and his dad passing from prostate cancer, that encouraged him

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My UCAN story-Kenny Anderson

12th February 202019th February 2020 Moderator

For Kenny Anderson it was a live radio prostate exam that encouraged him to get checked out…this is his story

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My UCAN story-George Yule

16th October 201816th October 2018 Moderator

For George Yule it was a change in his habits that led his GP to refer him to a consultant…this

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My UCAN story-Adam Lawie

8th August 20169th August 2022 Moderator

One of the most common forms of urological cancer is testicular, which is what Adam Lawie was diagnosed with. Here

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My UCAN story-Charles Marshall

27th July 201627th July 2016 Moderator

For Charles Marshall, it was a routine medical that first flagged up that something might be wrong…this is Charles’s story…

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My UCAN story-Darren Lawrie

9th May 201631st January 2024 Moderator

Update: We are delighted to announce after a CT Scan in December 2023 that Darren is officially all clear and

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My UCAN story-Neil Murray

27th January 20169th May 2018 Moderator

Neil Murray believes his own family history was one of the reasons he was diagnosed early with urological cancer…here’s Neil’s

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My UCAN story-Graham Smith

7th June 201419th February 2020 Moderator

Graham Smith was in his mid-forties when he was diagnosed with urological cancer. He contacted his GP as soon as

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Charity co-founder steps down from MD role

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Professor James N’Dow OBE DL, who almost two decades ago, founded UCAN along with Sam McClinton, is stepping down as

Two of the north-east’s leading cancer charities have teamed up to create a unit designed to improve diagnosis times for urological cancers.
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Two of the north-east’s leading cancer charities have teamed up to create a unit designed to improve diagnosis times for urological cancers.

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Thank you: Rotary Club of Dyce

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Thank you: Colin Grant

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