World Cancer Day 2026

Written by Lorraine Dallas on 10th February, 2026

Scottish Parliament holding up Cancer Card's with Jen Hardy, Lorraine Dallas and Ian Pirrie

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 talking and engaging with people who can make connections to the cancer community.

Miles Briggs, Jen Hardy, Lorraine Dallas at The Scottish Parliament

John Swinney and Lorraine Dallas
Cancer Card marking World Cancer Day 2026 Calum MacKenzie

We were part of Barclays bank Glasgow's awareness raising on Wednesday 4th February. Stalls and information were available from a range of cancer charities for the thousands of employees based on the Glasgow campus. The event featured MacMillan, Maggies, the Beatson Cancer Charity, Rainbow Valley, Pancreatic Cancer Action Scotland, Cahonas Scotland and Prostate Cancer UK. Just some of the charities offering support to the thousands of families impacted each year by a cancer diagnosis and all featured on Cancer Card's online support directory.

Gordon Soutar at Cancer Card stall

On Thursday Myles Briggs, MSP, kindly sponsored a photo shoot at Holyrood. We were fortunate to be joined by MSPs from across the parties showing their support for World Cancer Day and the work of Cancer Card.

Recent Articles

Person handing over Cancer Card

Five Years of Cancer Card

Becca Guiller

Read More
Photo of Dearbhaile O'Hara

Dearbhaile’s Story - Managing Scanxiety

Becca Guiller

Our conversation with author and poet, Dearbhaile O’Hare, highlighted important feelings around upcoming MRI scans and how exercise can play an important role during treatment, recovery and on into survivorship.

Read More
Mel Erwin with her partner Sarah

Lung cancer: hope is my rocket fuel

Mel Erwin

Read More