Australia’s Science Channel, 15 November 2019 Meet Sean Geoghegan, a medical physicist at at the forefront of a revolution in Australian cancer care. Why This Matters: As particle therapy becomes more established in Australia, we’re going to need more medical physicists. Medical Physicists are going to play a huge role in Australian cancer care in the future. […]
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Marcia Cross’ anal cancer may have been linked to HPV. She wants people to know they could have the virus too.
Hilary Brueck, Insider, Nov 14, 2019 The “Desperate Housewives” star Marcia Cross isn’t shy about saying that she’s had anal cancer — or that, like more than nine out of 10 people with the diagnosis, she likely got it from the ubiquitous human papillomavirus, or HPV. “It’s a virus,” she told Insider on Tuesday. “It’s not something […]
Everyone in this choir lost their voice to throat cancer
By Alyssa Braithwaite, SBS, 9 September 2016 Meet the Shout at Cancer choir – a choir with a difference. Every member lost their voice to throat cancer, and had to fight to be heard again. “Never in a million years did I think I’d be in a choir doing what I’m doing today. It is […]
RCPA highlights HPV head and neck cancer for International Pathology Day 2019
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, 12 November 2019 Yesterday, the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) hosted an event at their headquarters in Surry Hills to celebrate International Pathology Day (IPD). The topic of this year’s event was HPV related head and neck cancer and was attended by guest patients, Julie McCrossin […]
Supporting patients at every stage of living with head and neck cancers
Wendy Robson, lead head and neck clinical nurse specialist at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, shares her perspective on how her role supports the multidisciplinary team to care for patients living with head and neck cancers Before, during and after treatment for head and neck cancers, the care pathway is complex and often […]
A Special Submission to the Māori Affairs Select Committee
Heather Anderson, Network News, Head & Neck Cancer Support Network, New Zealand The Network advocates for people affected by head and neck cancer. In the past we have made submissions to various health projects. Recently, it was the Māori Affairs Select Committee. The Select Committee was inquiring into inequities in Māori health. They called for […]
The discrimination against nurse practitioners must stop
by CRISTINA CARBALLO-PERELMAN, MD | PHYSICIAN | JANUARY 10, 2019 I have been a neonatologist for 30-plus years. Throughout my career, nurses and neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) have guided me, assisted me and comforted me through difficult patient care issues that arose. Even more importantly, they allowed me to leave the neonatal intensive care unit […]
Study: Checkpoint inhibitor prolongs survival in patients with head and neck cancers
The checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda) offers patients with advanced head and neck cancers longer survival time, according to a new global study led by Yale Cancer Center (YCC). The data was published today in the journal The Lancet. The findings show overall survival was significantly improved through a phase 3 study for participants with previously untreated […]
Beyond Five Head and Neck Podcast Series
Developed for patients, family and friends, the Beyond Five Head and Neck Cancer podcast series covers some of the most frequently asked questions for people recently diagnosed or just commencing treatment for head and neck cancer. Hosted by Julie McCrossin, radio broadcaster, journalist, former #HNC patient and Beyond Five Ambassador, the podcasts feature interviews with clinicians […]
Content comparison of unmet needs self‐report measures used in patients with head and neck cancer: a systematic review
Chindhu Shunmuga sundaram, Claudia Rutherford, Phyllis N. Butow, Puma Sundaresan, Haryana M. Dhillon, Wiley Online Library. From the article abstract: Morbidity from head and neck cancers (HNCs) and their treatment is significant, given their proximity to anatomical sites impacting facial appearance and function. Assessing the needs of HNC patients throughout their cancer journey is critical […]