'Am I scared? I am absolutely terrified': Cork mother waiting for crucial lung cancer scan result

Non-smoker Gillian Ryan is calling for increased funding and more information around lung cancer as she works with the Marie Keating Foundation to highlight Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Gillian Ryan: 'More and more young women and men who never smoked a day in their lives are being diagnosed with this cancer.'

The stigma around lung cancer is “appalling and unnecessary”, a Cork mother has said, as the disease leaves her terrified of being taken from her children.

Gillian Ryan has been receiving treatment since being diagnosed in 2021 at just 40 years of age. This month, she faces a crucial scan.