REDUCE THE RISK
Bill Culbard from Dunblane was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2000 after his wife encouraged him to get a bad wheeze checked out by his GP.
After being referred for an x-ray, Bill received news that a shadow across his lung had been found which was subsequently diagnosed as cancer.
As the tumour was inoperable, Bills treatment involved chemotherapy and radiotherapy which started just three weeks after his diagnosis.
The treatment was successful and Bill received the good news in early 2001 that the cancer had gone. Bill who has dedicated his time to raising awareness of the benefits of finding cancer early, said: “Being diagnosed early makes such a difference to your chances of survival and I’m just glad I acted when I did.
“There’s so much that can be done to treat lung cancer these days but it’s important people play their part in getting any concerns checked out.”
Life is busy and I’m in good health which is something I never take for granted.”
To hear Bill’s story please visit https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=ufyoq7Gt3k8. There are some simple things you can do to reduce your chances of getting cancer...
●Not smoking or using any form of tobacco;
●Being more active, every day, spending less time sitting; ●Being a healthy weight; ●Having a healthy diet (eating more vegetables, whole grains and fruit and limiting processed meat, red meat and food and drink that’s high in sugar, fat or salt);
●Limiting the amount of alcohol you drink;
●Avoiding too much sun (especially children and young adults).