Glasgow cancer patient says disease has spread to brain after seven-month treatment wait
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7 Feb 2021, 23:05
Updated: 7 Feb 2021, 23:05
A BREAST cancer patient forced to wait seven months for treatment revealed the disease has now spread to her brain.
Ex-nurse Wilma Gifford, 65, of Langside, Glasgow, slated delays caused by the pandemic.
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A cancer patient forced to wait seven months for treatment revealed the disease has now spread to her brain
She accused political leaders of turning the NHS into the “National Covid Service” as she told of her treatment delay nightmare.
The former health worker hit out at the decision to pause vital programmes including screenings during the first lockdown.
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