Labour MSP Helen Eadie treated for cancer. 7 November 2013 Last updated at 14:28 Labour MSP Helen Eadie is being treated for cancer, it has emerged. The Cowdenbeath MSP is in a hospice at Queen Margaret Hospital, in Dunfermline, following her diagnosis at the end of last month. The 66-year-old has been a member for the Scottish Parliament since its inception in 1999. Mrs Eadie had recently played a part in Labour's successful by-election campaign to win the parliamentary seat of Dunfermline.