Dundee woman’s homemade tablet gives £50,000 lift to cancer research

A Dundee woman has raised almost £50,000 for charity by selling her homemade tablet.

Fiona Edwards began her effort in 2003 and has since raised £47,000 for breast cancer research.

She handed over the £5,500 she raised in 2014 to specialist Professor Andrew Evans at Dundee University’s medical school.

“I must say a big thank-you once again to all of the people who have bought and hopefully enjoyed the tablet,” said Fiona, who sells the sweet at events throughout the year.

“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 Evans added: “We are hugely indebted to Fiona for the magnificent contribution she makes to supporting cancer research, and breast cancer, in particular.”