Zenna Gay has proudly completed the TCS London Marathon 2025, running an impressive 26.2 miles in just 5 hours and 10 minutes under challenging 22°C heat. Alongside 56,640 other finishers, Zenna became part of a Guinness World Record for the largest number of runners ever to complete a marathon. What makes Zenna’s achievement even more
Joseph Drew was a man whose life was defined by kindness, generosity, and an enduring love for the simple joys of life. Diagnosed with tonsil, throat, tongue, and neck cancer in October 2018, Joseph faced his illness with remarkable courage and dignity. Despite the immense pain he endured, he never once complained. His quiet strength
In 2020, in the thick of lockdown, our world turned upside down. Martin was diagnosed with throat cancer. It came completely out of the blue, and what made it even more shocking was the cause: a virus. Not COVID-19, as one might assume during that year, but HPV – the human papillomavirus. We were floored.
Jane Mallan’s Journey Through the Storm of Throat Cancer In December 2023, just before Christmas, I felt the first tickle. A sore throat. Nothing major — it’s winter, after all. Everyone gets that scratchy feeling. I shrugged it off. But by January, nothing had changed. No improvement. My GP said it was a viral infection,
At the start of ‘Throat Cancer Awareness Month, we ask the question, ‘Why is prevention better than treatment, when is comes to throat cancers?’ Plus, according to organisations like the World Health Organisations, and Cancer Research UK, the percentage of preventable throat cancers range from 80 to 90%. That is a staggering figure. Prevention is
Already known to cause several different type of cancers, include throat, researchers are finding potential evidence that HPV may cause heart disease too. More reasons to ensure that we administer the life saving vaccine as early as possible. An article in the Medical Life Sciences magazine outlines the scientific findings. “In addition to causing several
A group of five determined individuals—Jude, Ethan, Jayden, Michael, and Jack—are taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge. Their mission? To complete the grueling 24-mile (38.6 km) trek in under 12 hours, all in support of the Throat Cancer Foundation. While this may seem like an ambitious feat given their experience as a group, they
