Patient Stories

We are incredibly grateful to the patients who have shared their personal experiences of head and neck cancer. Their stories help raise awareness, provide hope and support others facing a similar journey.

If you would like to share your experience, please get in touch.

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  • All Cancers
  • Laryngeal Cancer
  • Oral cancer
  • Salivary gland cancer
  • Sinus cancer
  • Throat cancer
  • Tonsil Cancer
Immaculate Jeyakumar

Living Beyond Cancer: Immaculate Jeyakumar’s Journey Through Stage 4 Head and Neck Cancer

Liz Mayon-White

My Head and Neck Cancer Journey – Liz’s Story

Dr Susan Jane Jones

Finding Light in Adversity – Dr Susan Jane Jones 

Sarah and Steve

Finding light in adversity – Sarah & Steve Howard 

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Finding light in adversity – Karen Liesching-Schroder 

Immaculate Jeyakumar

Finding light in adversity – Immaculate Jeyakumar

Anson McKay

Finding light in adversity – Anson McKay

John Powell

Finding light in adversity – John Powell 

Hazel Turner

Finding light in adversity – Hazel Turner  

All Cancers
  • All Cancers
  • Laryngeal Cancer
  • Oral cancer
  • Salivary gland cancer
  • Sinus cancer
  • Throat cancer
  • Tonsil Cancer
Kelly explains the NHS delays to her diagnosis and treatment

Difficulty swallowing and her cancer diagnosis journey -Kelly

Salivary gland symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, side effects and recovery.

Lump Below Ear Size Of Pea – Anne’s 7 Year Cancer Story

Suzanne Miller Lump on neck symptom

Suzanne’s lump in her neck – lymph node and tonsil cancer

Patient in an ARC photon beam radiotherapy treatment

Proton Beam Therapy vs Photon Beam Therapy

Sir John Hervey-Bathurst before his cancer diagnosis

The late Sir John Hervey-Bathurst and salivary cancer

Jay

In loving memory of Jay Stone – our dear friend and supporter, 25/3/1990 to 3/6/2019

Linda

Linda – Ameloblastoma cancer (aged 23), and her surgery treatment

Oral cancer and reconstructive surgery story

Nikki – oral cancers, reconstructive surgeries and the impact on her, her family and friends

Henrietta

Henrietta – Stage 2 tongue cancer, her Sentinel Node Biopsy surgery and successful recovery

Head & Neck Cancer

Types of Head & Neck Cancer

Patients and Carers

Get in touch

Call 0203 475 3471

Email info@oraclehnc.org.uk

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