Macmillan Cancer Support is investing £1.1m to introduce an innovative support programme for people affected by cancer in Fife.

The announcement comes before World Cancer Day which takes place this Sunday.

The funding will go towards helping patients with non-medical concerns like financial and employment worries and emotional stress.

Divisional general manager of Fife Health and Social Care Partnership Julie Paterson said: "From the point of cancer diagnosis, we want to make knowing where to go for practical and emotional support easier.

"Working with Macmillan and all our partners across Fife, the aim is to improve the communication and ways of working between local support groups, charities, council services, GPs and many, many others.

"Together we can be much more proactive in helping people deal with their worries such as housing or financial concerns as well as respond to their emotional and wellbeing needs by connecting them with local support services or groups, whatever matters most for each person."