As teenage boys are set to be offered the HPV vaccine in Scotland from this month onwards, the chief executive of The Throat Cancer Foundation is still fighting the cause for older boys to be given the life-saving vaccination. Around 1,250 new cases of head and neck cancers are diagnosed in Scotland each year. Evidence
The Throat Cancer Foundation and high level cancer experts from across Europe gathered in Brussels this week to make one united call to the European Union for 2020: Set a goal to eliminate cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). To help achieve this goal, the European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) announced it is creating a
‘Eat, drink and be merry,’ is the commandment that most people live by when it comes to Christmas. However, for those living with throat cancer, it can be the most dreaded time of the year as what we all take for granted, such as eating and drinking at social events, has been cruelly taken away
The Scottish Government has been urged to extend a life-saving catch-up vaccine to schoolboys in Scotland to reduce incidents of cancer. The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme is being introduced to all first-year boys in Scottish secondary schools, but a catch-up scheme to protect boys aged 14 to 18 is not being offered. At least
A GRANDMOTHER inspired by her friend’s gruelling battle with throat cancer is set to take part in a 13-mile race to highlight how men cope with the challenges that the brutal treatment presents. Linda Cohen, from Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, is set to take part in the Stroud Half Marathon to help raise funds for
The Throat Cancer Foundation is appealing to friends and supporters to consider registering for one of the four 2020 Kiltwalk events across Scotland and help our work supporting people and their families living with this terrible illness; campaigning for a gold standard of care; and funding for vital research towards a world where throat cancer
BEING given the all clear after throat cancer should be a cause for celebration. But for many, it’s the trigger to mental health problems as they struggle to cope with the fear of their illness returning, as well as dealing with the trauma of what happened. Survivor Jamie Rae recalled his battle with depression after finally being
A top medical researcher is leading a groundbreaking new medical treatment for those who suffer permanent dry mouth after throat cancer. Dr Elaine Emmerson, from The University of Edinburgh’s MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, is learning how to grow back salivary glands after radiotherapy. The scientist, from Birstall, West Yorkshire, was inspired to investigate the
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The Throat Cancer Foundation (TCF) was founded by oropharyngeal cancer survivor Jamie Rae. Jamie, a successful businessman was diagnosed in 2010 with the disease, which in his case was caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). It was during his treatment that he became alarmed and concerned about the lack of resources and support available to those
