Leonardo Barrios, Cancer Care Parcel, 1 July 2019 There is a wide range of radiation in nature, to which we are exposed at all times, however; the use of radiation in medicine has been one of the great advances in applied basic sciences. Medical physics includes the use of ionizing radiation for medical purposes, either […]
The experiences of people who receive swallow therapy after surgical treatment of head and neck cancer
Camilla Dawson DClinP, Jo Adams PhD, Deborah Fenlon PhD, ScienceDirect, 30 March 2019 Objective This research was initiated to explore the experiences and important elements of swallow therapy in patients after surgery for treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC). Study Design One-to-one, face-to-face interviews were conducted with patients with HNC 7 to 14 days […]
Beyond Clinical Outcomes
Bristol-Myers Squibb UK patient experience in head and neck cancers The report is based on a survey carried out across the United Kingdom in June 2019 among 118 patients to better understand the patient experience after being diagnosed with head and neck cancer and the care that they received beyond treatment itself. The survey was […]
HPV vaccine for boys ‘will prevent thousands of cancers’
BBC News – Health, 9 July 2019 Health officials say the HPV vaccine for 12 to 13-year-old boys, starting after the summer, will prevent 29,000 cancers in UK men in the next 40 years. The boys will be eligible from the start of the new school year, 11 years after girls were first vaccinated. The […]
Radiotherapy versus transoral robotic surgery and neck dissection for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (ORATOR): an open-label, phase 2, randomised trial
Anthony C Nicholls, MD et al, The Lancet, 12 August 2019 Summary (only – full article requires payment) Background Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) with concurrent neck dissection has supplanted radiotherapy in the USA as the most common treatment for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), yet no randomised trials have compared these modalities. We aimed to […]
The Role of Hope and Purpose in Advanced Cancer
The Thing About Cancer podcast, 10 July 2019 Expert interviewed in this episode: Dr Megan Best, Palliative Care Specialist & Researcher In this episode, the thing about advanced cancer is that so much feels out of your control and it really can make you rethink everything. How can you make sense of it all? And […]
Head and Neck Cancer – A Patient’s Experience
Beyond Five, 19 June 2019 Jeffrey Condon lives in Perth. He was 46, with a new baby, when he was diagnosed with HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer. Listen online to the latest in Beyond Five’s Head and Neck Cancer Podcast Series: https://beyondfive.podbean.com/e/head-and-neck-cancer-a-patients-experience/. Source: https://www.facebook.com/headandneckcanceraustralia/photos/a.243909042750771/696483924159945/
Bravery Unmasked Workshop
1pm-3pm, Saturday 24 August 2019 Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre Powerhouse Rd, Casula, NSW 2170 In partnership with Liverpool Hospital, we invite members of the local community to engage in a free workshop exploring the experience of cancer. By transforming a radiation mask used in the treatment of head and neck cancers, creativity offers a visual […]
FREE ground breaking cancer podcast now available for Southern NSW
Elise Searson, About Regional, 3 August 2019 A new cancer podcast offering support to residents in South East NSW is now available, the 10 episode series is a deep dive into treatments, hope, life and loss. John O’Neill was diagnosed with advanced brain cancer in May 2018 and had trouble finding information that openly addressed […]