Dundee Woman Raises Thousands For Breast Cancer Research

A Dundee woman’s raised tens of thousands of pounds for breast cancer research, thanks to our sweet tooth. Fiona Edwards was diagnosed with the disease in 2003 and since then, she’s been fundraising by selling her homemade tablet at classes and events across Tayside and Fife. She’s handed over her most recent cheque for £5,500 to the University of Dundee’s Medical School and it’s taken her grand total to over £47, 000.

Fiona said: "This has been another big year for me and I must say a big thank you once again to all of the people who have bought - and hopefully enjoyed - the tablet.

"I’m still selling the tablet at running events, youth football, my fitness club, at my Spanish nightclasses at Grove Academy and my 82-year-old mother sells it every week at her church.

"My husband’s office also run a wee tuck shop and give me the profits.

“Many of my supporters like the idea that the money is raised locally and stays locally supporting local research especially when I say that it has funded a successful drugs trial in the past."

Professor Andrew Evans accepted the cheque from Fiona and said: "We are hugely indebted to Fiona for the magnificent contribution she makes to supporting cancer research, and breast cancer in particular."