The first cancer patient to receive groundbreaking treatment in Aberdeen says she is “over the moon” to be in remission.

Nancy Gray, 68, underwent Car T (Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell) therapy, a highly effective form of immunotherapy, at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to treat lymphoma last November.

The procedure, which takes a patient’s own cells, genetically modifies them and returns them to fight cancer, is now available in the north of Scotland for the first time.

The hospital has been named as the regional CAR-T centre for the north of Scotland, ending the need for patients to travel as far as Newcastle for the life-saving treatment.

Nancy told STV News: “It was unknown to me and scary. I can’t say I wasn’t frightened, but I knew they were looking after me and they were doing the best for me.”

The pensioner was first diagnosed with cancer in her spleen in 2023. She was given the all-clear the following April, but within weeks the disease returned.

While on holiday in Blackpool, she began experiencing severe sinus pain. A scan later revealed a lymphoma mass behind her nose.

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