In 2011, Paul Barr from Coventry, started to get a sore throat, but despite taking over the counter throat lozenges from his local pharmacy, the pain was not receding. After six weeks of his sore throat not going away, he finally went to his doctor. The doctor diagnosed him as having ‘Laryngitis’, a general sore
A grandmother who is set to abseil down ‘Spinnaker Tower’ in Portsmouth in September in honour of fellow throat cancer survivors has opened up about the lack of awareness surrounding HPV-related throat cancers and also the impact both the disease and diagnosis had on her. Victoria Workman, 59, told how she was grilled with personal
March the 4th this year is International Human Papillomavirus (HPV) awareness day. It is a global campaign highlighting the fact that HPV is a public health issue that affects us all, either directly or indirectly and is a contributor towards several types of cancer, including throat. The day itself will help many people better understand
Every year in the UK, 13,500 people will be diagnosed with a throat cancer. Sadly 4,500 of them will lose their lives to it. What is Throat Cancer? Throat cancer is a series of several different types of cancer which can affect the throat, mouth, neck and chest. We refer to these as throat cancers,
The Throat Cancer Foundation has published a series of myths about the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) on World Cancer Day. The Foundation’s aim is to tackle misconceptions about HPV-related throat cancers, after winning a nationwide campaign to have boys vaccinated against HPV in 2018. Extending the equitable vaccination programme allowed around 400,000 teenage boys a year
