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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Nan Spowart

SNP MP backs life-saving lung cancer research after shock loss of his brother

SNP MP Brendan O’Hara has spoken publicly for the first time about the tragic loss of his brother in a bid to challenge the “stigma” around lung cancer.

O’Hara, who lost his brother, Diarmid, to lung cancer in July 2020, has now given his backing to life-saving research which could help others in the future.

Diarmid, a father-of-three, was told he had just months to live after his shock diagnosis in May 2016.

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