15th August 2018
In just over one month 50 cyclists will pedal 500 miles across Italy between 19th and 23rd September. Each cyclist has a personal goal of raising over £1000 for our charity.
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8th August 2018
A young Shrewsbury mum has undergone surgery to rebuild her tongue after a seemingly innocent ulcer turned out to be mouth cancer. Liz Marsh, 28, is finally smiling again after having part of her tongue removed and rebuilt in a bid to save her life. After first detecting an ulcer, Liz claims her worries were dismissed by doctors who thought the small mass was harmless.
26th July 2018
The 3rd World Head and Neck Cancer Day will take place on Friday 27th July. This is the date declared by the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncology Societies as World Head and Neck Cancer Day.
26th July 2018
Come to this year’s Mouth Cancer 10KM Awareness Walk and you can take advantage of a free mouth cancer screening courtesy of Mouth Cancer Foundation Ambassadors, Mr Mahesh Kumar and Mr Bhavin Visavadia and their colleagues from London North West Healthcare NHS Trust. All screeners have kindly agreed to give up their time for one day to help our charity.
24th July 2018
HPV Action, of which the Mouth Cancer Foundation is a member, is delighted that ministers at the Department of Health and Social Care have today accepted the advice of the government’s vaccination advisory committee (JCVI) and that the national HPV vaccination programme will now be extended to include adolescent boys in England.
19th July 2018
HPV Action, of which the Mouth Cancer Foundation is a member, welcomes the JCVI’s (Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation) announcement on HPV vaccination for boys and calls on the Department of Health and Social Care to accept the JCVI’s advice and without further delay announce that boys will be included in the national HPV vaccination programme. Since the statement was made, the We
19th July 2018
Once again, we are excited to announce that King’s College Hospital is able to donate their screening unit to the charity’s walk in September. The screening unit will be manned by Mouth Cancer Foundation’s Ambassadors, Mr Mahesh Kumar and his colleagues from London North West Healthcare NHS Trust.
17th July 2018
Wednesday 18th July should be the day that the JCVI, (Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation) recommend whether or not British boys should receive the HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccination. Around 400,000 boys unvaccinated every year, leaves millions at risk of developing HPV related cancers, including mouth cancer.
12th July 2018
Yesterday, Charity Media Consultant, Elizabeth Laverack, had the pleasure of attending a cheque presentation at Lochinver House School in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire to receive a substantial £5000 donation to the charity.
12th July 2018
The Mouth Cancer 10KM Awareness Walk is fast approaching and we are still on the hunt for some reliable and proactive volunteers to help us out on the day.
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