We are deeply saddened to share the funeral details for Jamie Rae, Chief Executive of the Throat Cancer Foundation. A celebration of his life will take place on Thursday, 22nd May at 12:15pm at the Falkirk Crematorium Service Room, followed by a burial at Grandsable Cemetery at 1:30pm. For those unable to attend in person,
Jon Organ, 57 year old, family man, from the south of England was diagnosed with stage 4 laryngeal cancer in late 2022. After having to have a laryngectomy and enduring several tough weeks of chemotherapy and radiotherapy follow up treatment, Jon was fitted with stoma. It hasn’t been the easiest of journey for Jon and
I wake at 6 am load my nebuliser mask up and sit for 1.5 hours to clear my trachea from the night’s dryness. This allows me to breath. Once done, I then moisturise a lot on my head, face, and neck. I change my base plate that holds my Heat Moisture Exchange (HME) on to
Late in 2022 we were approached by the owner of a pub in Macclesfield, Called ‘The Swan with Two Necks’ telling us they would like to support us, as part of one of their music events in April. The reason they were doing thing was because the brother, Steven of the owner, Wendy was diagnosed
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
