"Isla first went to the GP in July 2022 with a lump in her breast, but she was told it was likely to be benign and caused by hormonal changes. "She was told it was hormonal - a fibroadenoma - and she would grow out of it," Isla's father Mark said. Two years later, Isla became ill and was taken to hospital, where doctors suspected she had cancer and made an urgent referral for biopsies."
"After 10 weeks in the hospital in September 2024, Isla was diagnosed with cancer when a sarcoma, that had already spread to her lungs and lymph nodes, was found on the lining of her heart. "The oncologist took us into a room and basically said 'your daughter is going to die, she's got six months to one year to live'," said Mark."
Isla Sneddon went to a GP in July 2022 with a breast lump that was assessed as likely benign and hormonal. Two years later she became seriously ill and clinicians suspected cancer, making an urgent referral for biopsies. The referral was downgraded because of her age, delaying diagnosis. In September 2024 a sarcoma was found that had spread to her lungs, lymph nodes and the lining of her heart. Isla received chemotherapy but died in March 2025 aged 17, six months after diagnosis. Her parents seek a law change to require adult-equivalent maximum wait times for urgent paediatric cancer referrals. The Scottish government published new referral guidelines in August and the health secretary will discuss the petition.
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