East Kilbride

Breast cancer genetic testing

Genetic testing for faulty breast cancer genes is to be extended for women in Scotland.

Clarifying the position in Scotland, Health Secretary Alex Neil said:

"In Scotland, the Scottish Genetics Laboratory Consortium steering group has already decided to extend the testing in line with the new NICE recommendation. This agreement was reached in April this year and will be fully implemented by 1 June.

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£5000 for Steelworkers monument

The council has donated £5000 to help create a steelworkers memorial to mark the significant impact of the industry in Scotland.

With so much of South Lanarkshire involved in and affected by the steel industry, from its many steel manufacturing works, to the subsidiary industries which relied heavily on the top quality steel production, South Lanarkshire Council felt it was very important, indeed essential, that they backed the move to create a monument.

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