March 9, 2021, 12:04 am
Cancer patients are relying on charity to pay for essentials such as heating and clothes (Rui Vieira/PA)
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Scots cancer patients are relying on charity to pay for essentials such as heating and clothes, according to a charity.
Figures show Macmillan Cancer Support provided £1.2 million in grants last year to almost 3,700 people to help them pay for necessities.
The charity says this highlights the financial stresses cancer causes and called on political parties in Scotland to pledge their support for the rapid roll-out of a model of support, ahead of the Holyrood elections in May.
Scots cancer patients relying on handouts, says Macmillan Cancer Support
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