Scottish teen’s chest pain labeled anxiety ends in cancer, fueling push for ‘Isla’s Law’

Isla Sneddon, then 15, had a breast lump and chest pain in 2022 that doctors reportedly dismissed as hormonal changes or anxiety. Two years later she was diagnosed with cancer that had spread to the heart lining, lungs, and lymph nodes, with doctors telling her it wasn’t curable; she died at 17. Her family is campaigning for changes to treat pediatric cancer referrals with the same urgency as adults, launching a Change.org petition called Isla’s Law and prompting a meeting with Scotland’s Health Secretary as the petition gains thousands of signatures.