Charity hopes new screening unit will speed up cancer diagnoses

1 in 3 men in Scotland are diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, when it's too late to be cured.

A North East charity hopes a new screening unit will speed up the diagnosis process for prostate cancer.

A fundraising campaign is underway for a new centre at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to help cut waiting times.

It comes as Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy called for the NHS to lower the age for prostate screenings after his diagnosis.

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