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A Scottish cancer charity is starting to see patients who were diagnosed late as a result of Scotland s first coronavirus lockdown.
Cancer Support Scotland said these people will die sooner because cancer services were paused.
Cancer services and diagnostic tests in Scotland are now are back up and running.
The Scottish government has published a cancer recovery plan aimed at improving services and outcomes.
For some it is too late but Kerr Raeburn is one of the lucky ones.
His treatment for Hodgkin s Lymphoma was a third of the way through when the March lockdown hit. He was able to choose to continue with his treatment and stem cell transplant.