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Head and Neck Cancer UK – Patient Survey

By tamara / April 19, 2023

The Head and Neck Cancer Coalition, of which Oracle Cancer Trust is a founding member, recently published it’s first Head and Neck Cancer UK Patient Survey.   A new survey has…

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Join #OneCancerVoice in demanding action for cancer patients

By tamara / February 7, 2023

England is facing a cancer emergency with missed cancer waiting times, a growing cancer backlog and worsening cancer patient experience. We are lagging behind comparative countries on cancer survival. That’s…

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Janet West shares her post-treatment exercises

By Harvey / October 18, 2021

Supporter and former patient Janet West has produced a series of short exercise films to help head and neck cancer patients

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How can nutritional therapy support head and neck cancer patients

By Harvey / May 7, 2019

Written by Maria Rigopoulou, Nutritional Therapist and Nutrigenetics counsellor, member of Nutritionist Resource.  As a nutritional therapist and functional medicine practitioner with an interest in cancer, I get many questions…

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Dietitian Sarah Ballis writes on health and lifestyle for patients

By wsn / June 8, 2017

Head and Neck Survivorship: dietary and lifestyle measures to prevent disease Head and neck cancers are still considered to be rare and complex to treat. Like many types of cancer,…

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Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma patient tells her story

By wsn / July 13, 2016

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…

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Experimental virus therapy cures Oracle Board Member Sir Michael Lockett

By wsn / May 23, 2016

Sir Michael Lockett took part in a trial under the care of Professor Kevin Harrington using a cold sore virus therapy that cured his head and neck cancer.  Read more…

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Oracle feature in The Daily Mail about Tonsillar Cancer

By wsn / February 8, 2016

Oracle’s voluntary CEO, Anthony Sykes appeared in The Daily Mail recently and shared his experiences of a swelling on his neck being diagnosed as tonsillar cancer, which was successfully treated…

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Head and Neck Cancer Symptom Checker

By wsn / January 28, 2016
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Oral Cancer now the tenth most common cancer in men

By wsn / November 10, 2015

According to figures released today, 10th November by Cancer Research UK.  This data shows that around 7,300 people were diagnosed with oral cancer in the UK in 2012 and twice…

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