Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma patient tells her story
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC) is a very rare salivary gland cancer and hard to treat that mainly affects females. Belinda Charlton-Gilfoyle told her story recently to Sunday magazine about the struggle to get a diagnosis for her persistent and excruciating facial pain.
Oracle are funding a four year PhD research project under the supervision of Dr Amanda Swain to understand ACC and discover new treatments to support patients like Belinda.
Read Belinda’s story here:
Oracle funded research into ACC
Oracle is proud to be funding an project at the Institute of Cancer Research looking into new therapeutic options for ACC.
We have also agreed to fund a second project taking place at Brunel University London, also focused on improving survival of patients with ACC. See New treatment options for Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
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