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Gemma Ryder & Holly Lennon

Cumbernauld dad dies just weeks after cancer diagnosis as family struggle to afford funeral

A much-loved dad from Cumbernauld has died after being given just weeks to live following a cancer diagnosis.

Malcolm MacKay had gone to the doctors due to feeling tired and breathless but had put his symptoms down to asthma. He then went to A&E with back pain and an x-ray discovered a 7cm tumour.

The 55-year-old was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and was given one year to live. The rapid growth of the tumour later forced doctors to give him just two weeks to live.

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