Thousands to take part in breast cancer study
A breast cancer study has attracted thousands of participants in Scotland attempting to find new treatments for the disease.
The Breakthrough Generations Study will be conducted worldwide and involve over 100,000 women in total, with over 2,600 of those coming from north of the border.
According to healthcare specialists organising the study, it will last for five years and attempt to establish the causes of the condition through hormonal, genetic and environmental factors.
Highlands and Islands Conservative MSP Mary Scanlon is one of the participants in the scheme and says it is "vital" that the causes of breast cancer are found.
"With 4,000 women in Scotland diagnosed with the disease each year and 1,000 women dying, we need to find out why, and I am keen to play my part," she explains.
Throughout the UK, 12,000 women a year die from the disease, which may boost the need for breast cancer insurance.
By Louise Jones 
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