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The European Oncology Convention is one of Europe’s premier trade events for oncology professionals. Bringing over 2,000 leading clinicians and researchers from the UK and Europe’s leading public and private hospitals together, the event is an excellent platform for clinicians to establish the latest developments and technology in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care of

Dr Emmerson’s research work is aimed at relieving ‘dry mouth’ in throat cancer sufferers; a very debilitating condition often brought on as a result of radiotherapy treatment for cancer,  by regenerating salivary glands. Here she explains her very personal reasons as to why she is involved with this exciting work. My father was diagnosed with

On 24 July 2018, public health minister Steve Brine took fewer than 30 seconds to inform the House of Commons that boys would now be covered by the national HPV vaccination programme. His short statement marked the culmination of a five-year campaign led by HPV Action which, 2018, had grown into a partnership of 51

Following the threat of a legal challenge by the Throat Cancer Foundation, and a robust awareness campaign with others, the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) finally decided on the 18th of July to extend the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme to include boys. We had warned them for several years that it was

When a patient is diagnosed with throat cancer, their treatment may include surgery, along with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The throat area carries very important nerve ends, veins and the spinal cord, which if damaged during surgery to remove cancerous cells can affect a person’s hearing, their ability to speak, swallow and eat properly, their sight,

The founder of Falkirk-based national charity, the Throat Cancer Foundation has broadly welcomed a decision made by the UK Government’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) that a universal vaccination programme protecting boys against human papillomavirus (HPV) is cost effective. This decision paves the way for the Government, through Public Health England, to extend

Following surveys of patients who have a HPV-related throat cancer and medical professionals who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of these cancers we’ve produced two guides which are now available. Our surveys found that people who were diagnosed with a HPV-related throat cancer were generally unaware of any sources of information about it,

The BBC reports that HPV infections decreased in women aged 16 to 21 by 86% between 2010 and 2016. This is a result of the HPV vaccine being offered to girls at the age of 12 or 13, and is very good news as HPV causes 99% of all cervical cancers, meaning that girls who are

The Mail on Sunday has reported that Jeremy Hunt will give the go-ahead for boys to vaccinated against HPV at the same time as girls. While nothing is confirmed, this would be absolutely fantastic news as we’ve been campaigning for boys to be vaccinated since 2012. Last year the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

Our lawyers have now sent a letter before claim to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Jeremy Hunt and the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) which is the first stage in the judicial review process. The letter sets out our argument that the present policy is unlawful as it constitutes direct