The Latest News - Cancer Charity - Cancer Card

Five Years of Cancer Card

Becca Guiller

10/08/2026

As Cancer Card celebrates its fifth anniversary, we’re taking a moment to reflect on how far we’ve come. What began as a patient-founded online sup...

Guest speakers confirmed for Lanarkshire event

Becca Guiller

18/06/2026

With our next Health and Well-being event fast approaching, we are delighted to announce that we will be joined by various guest speakers who will ...

Health and Wellbeing event in Edinburgh 2025

Award-recognised well-being initiative is expanding into Lanarkshire

Becca Guiller

29/05/2026

Following the positive feedback received from our first Health and Wellbeing event in Edinburgh last year, we are so pleased to expand the initiati...

Golfers tee up the perfect fundraiser

Deb Veizi

28/05/2026

A number of golfers came together at Baberton Golf Club for a fantastic ladies’ golf fundraising event in support of Cancer Card, raising an incred...

Students investigate the impact of nutrition and deprivation on cancer patients

Becca Guiller

26/05/2026

At Cancer Card, we are always looking to deepen our understanding of the many ways cancer can affect a person’s life. That is why we work closely w...

Dr Jen Hardy - in memory

Lorraine Dallas

21/03/2026

Dr Jen Hardy - in memory It is with a heavy heart that Cancer Card shares the news of the death of Jen, our Founder, who started Cancer Card in 202...

World Cancer Day 2026

Lorraine Dallas

10/02/2026

Raising the profile of cancer and support services is an important part of our work. As part of the World Cancer Day we spent time this week talkin...

Jen Hardy MBE honoured for transforming cancer support in Scotland

Cancer Card

01/12/2025

We are delighted to share the news that Jen Hardy MBE who founded Cancer Card, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate on Monday, 1 December 2025, b...

Kate Frankish joins our Cancer Card board

Cancer Card

06/08/2025

Exciting News! We're delighted to welcome Kate Frankish to our Board of Trustees at Cancer Card. Kate brings commercial acumen, delivery focus, dee...

Lorraine Dallas appointed CEO of Cancer Card

Becca Guiller

16/04/2025

We are thrilled to welcome Lorraine Dallas as our new Chief Executive Officer. With her extensive experience in the charity sector and dynamic lead...

Cancer Card is all about working together for patients

Becca Guiller

06/01/2025

Collaboration can stand as a cornerstone for small charities, driving meaningful change. When operating a small business, challenges can often outw...

Jen and Gordon giving cancer patient a comfort box

Navigating cancer - Your road map to support with Cancer Card

Becca Guiller

04/09/2024

When faced with a cancer diagnosis, many people find themselves unsure where to turn. The sheer volume of online searches for cancer symptoms and t...

Cancer Card advocates for disability benefits awareness

Becca Guiller

13/08/2024

Cancer Card is leading efforts to raise awareness about disability benefits available to cancer patients in Scotland. In a recent interview with So...

We are now listed on NHS inform

Becca Guiller

09/04/2024

We are pleased to announce that we are now listed on the NHS inform website. This is a really important milestone for our chairty, to be recognised...

Cancer Does Not Discriminate - The Importance of Awareness and Support

Becca Guiller

28/03/2024

In the UK, the rise of cancer figures continues to cast a shadow over countless lives. While focus is rightly placed on the search for cures, the u...

Bridging the digital gap with Cancer Card

Becca Guiller

19/03/2024

Our CEO, Ian Pirrie writes about our Digital Inclusion programme, in partnership with We Are Group and Lloyds Bank. This groundbreaking programme r...

Supporting cancer patients with our digital inclusion programme

Becca Guiller

05/03/2024

In February 2024, we launched our digital helpline in partnership with We Are Group and Lloyds Banking to help those with cancer access and utilise...

Scotland Rugby Star George Horne Signs as First Charity Patron for Cancer Card

Becca Guiller

24/01/2024

Scotland and Glasgow Warriors scrum-half, George Horne, is lending his supporting beyond the field as today he becomes the first patron of Scottish...

Cancer Card Comfort Boxes - Update

Cancer Card

02/10/2023

We’re delighted to see our founder Jen Hardy MBE and CEO Ian Pirrie feature in this week’s Sunday Post, talking about the trial of our new Cancer C...

Cancer Card Comfort Boxes

Jen Hardy, The Scotsman

01/09/2023

"Comfort Box is a symbol of care and support" - Jen Hardy Our founder, Jen Hardy's latest piece in the Scotsman reflects on a busy few months and h...

Cancer Card Achieves Cyber Essentials Plus Accreditation

Cancer Card

01/08/2023

We are thrilled to share some wonderful news with our incredible Cancer Card community. Cancer Card has been awarded the prestigious Cyber Essentia...

Cancer Card can help you give staff the support they need

Jen Hardy, The Scotsman

20/06/2023

Our founder Jen appears in today's Scotsman "For employers, this can be an incredibly useful source of information. By providing employers with a b...

Inspirational Scottish Cancer Card founder recognised on King’s Birthday Honours List

Cancer Card

08/06/2023

Jen Hardy, founder of Cancer Card which supports anyone affected by cancer, has been awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) awar...

Innovative Cancer Card is Fast Becoming an Invaluable Resource

Ian Pirrie, The Scotsman

24/01/2023

Our CEO Ian Pirrie features in today's Scotsman: "Our focus for 2023 is to build on the success of 2022 and ensure that everyone who needs cancer s...

New Trustees

Cancer Card

01/10/2022

We are delighted to welcome new trustees, Worldwide Broker Network executive Alan Fergusson and former Ethos Energy CFO Chris Watson. Alan and Chri...

We're Live!

Cancer Card

01/09/2022

Our online cancer support hub is now live providing support and information for cancer patients, partners, families, friends, professionals and emp...

Aegon UK Charity of the Year

Cancer Card

01/08/2022

We are delighted to be working with our charity partner Aegon UK. Aegon colleagues have devoted time and resources to support us through fundraisin...

Cancer Card Appoints First CEO

Cancer Card

13/06/2022

We are delighted to announce that we have appointed Ian Pirrie as Cancer Card’s first CEO. "From the start, Ian has displayed significant drive an...

How Cancer Card makes life easier for sufferers

Jen Hardy, The Scotsman

12/04/2022

Our founder Jen Hardy appears in today's The Scotsman "This is the ultimate vision for Cancer Card - to assist the NHS by supporting anyone who is ...

Stuart Brown - A Tribute

Cancer Card

15/03/2022

It is with deep sadness we announce our much-loved Ambassador Stuart has died. We are sure for those that knew Stuart, you’ll agree that he was a ...

Cancer Card wins Marsh For The People Business Award and £10,000

Cancer Card

01/02/2022

Marsh Commercial said of Jen Hardy’s award entry: “Our panel was blown away by Cancer Card and the incredible service and support it will give peop...

Cancer Card announces first Charity Ambassador, Stuart Brown

Cancer Card

28/01/2022

We are delighted to announce that Stuart Brown, a senior figure in UK Banking, has joined Cancer Card as our first Charity Ambassador. Stuart bring...

Jen Hardy with shaved head during treatment

'I found I had breast cancer when I lost my voice'

Angie Brown, BBC News

19/11/2021

When Jen Hardy's voice turned to a "papery whisper" she went to the doctor thinking it was a throat infection. The Edinburgh mother-of-two was told...