How to check for head and neck cancers at home
ORACLE Head & Neck Cancer UK
Improving Head and Neck cancer patient outcomes through support of key programmes, raising awareness and addressing growing healthcare inequalities.
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Coding for a cause: highlights from the Oracle Hackathon
On Friday 6 November, 12 talented students from UCL and the University of Manchester joined us at Pemberton Asset Management‘s London office for the Oracle Hackathon. Working in pairs, they had just one day to build a tool to help with our fundraising activities. Julie Child, our Executive Director, said: “A huge thank you to every…
Julian Gilbert joins Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK as a trustee
Julian Gilbert, founder of Wealth Matters and a long-standing fundraiser who has had head and Neck Cancer, has joined our board of trustees.
Newsletter October 2026
Julie Child, Executive Director Last week, we held our annual Oncology Meeting in York, attended by 150 clinicians from across the UK. Being able to thank those who support our work was so valuable, and to hear about the progress being made behind the scenes to improve patient outcomes. Our research projects at Oxford, UCL,…
Martyn Dipper shares his cancer story
In September 2021, I was sitting in a car outside a hospital having just been told I had T4 throat cancer. The tumour was too large to operate on. Within weeks I was offered a place on TORPEdO – the first clinical trial in the UK to study Proton Beam Therapy for throat cancer –…
Eating well after head and neck cancer treatment: join our November webinar
A specialist dietitian and a patient talk about food, swallowing and eating out after head and neck cancer treatment.
Thank you to our brilliant Great North Run runners!
This September, two incredible supporters took to the streets of Newcastle for the Great North Run, the world’s largest half marathon, and we couldn’t be prouder of them both. Beth Robinson Scales completed the 13.1-mile route in searing heat, raising over £3,800 for Oracle. Beth ran in honour of her husband Steve, following his recurrence, and…
All About Head & Neck Cancer
Details what the term head and neck cancer means, patient stories, useful links and more on and the different types within the head and neck group of cancers.
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