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Help Us Understand Daily Communication in Healthcare

Posted

08 July 2025

Professor Peter Brennan Recognised in King’s Birthday Honours for Contributions to Patient Safety

Posted

16 June 2025

Longstanding BAHNO member and Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Professor Peter Brennan, was awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours in recognition of his outstanding contributions to surgery and the advancement of patient...

A survey of the EORTC Head and Neck Cancer Group Young and Early Career Investigators

Posted

12 March 2025

Dear colleague, We kindly invite you to complete and distribute this survey about patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in head and neck cancer (HNC) clinical practice. PROMs are measurement tools, usually questionnaires that...

Abstract Deadline and Early Bird Registration

Posted

18 February 2025

The abstract deadline for IAOO2025 is now extended to the 7th of March 2025. IAOO2025 Abstract Submissions Early Bird ticket registration is now open: www.iaoo2025.com All presenting authors will need to register to attend the conference...

BASO/Rosetrees Research Grants in Cancer Surgery

Posted

27 January 2025

Applications invited

BASO/Rosetrees Trust are inviting application for the 2025 round of research grants. These grants are aimed at supporting innovative research projects in surgical oncology that will develop further towards clinical translation. Multidisciplinary...

Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK

Posted

20 December 2024

Launch of Research Large Grants Programme

Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK, in partnership with a family foundation, has announced its Research Large Grants Programme for 2025. Up to £300,000 over three years will be made available to support innovative, hypothesis-driven research projects that...

IAOO2025

Posted

16 December 2024

Abstract submission OPEN

The abstract portal for IAOO2025 is now open. IAOO2025 Abstract Submissions Please complete your submission prior to deadline of Friday 17 January 2025. Authors will hear by Friday 28 February 2025 if their abstract has been accepted for...

World Radiotherapy Awareness Day

Posted

03 December 2024

WRAD

Why have a World Radiotherapy Awareness Day (WRAD)? Radiotherapy plays a vital role in curing and controlling cancer, alleviating cancer-related symptoms and improving quality of life. Access to radiotherapy is directly linked to improved overall...

£55,000 Available for Innovative Head & Neck Cancer Research

Posted

26 November 2024

Transform Patient Care Through Research

Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK invites applications for their 2024/25 Small Grants Programme. Between 1-3 grants from a £55,000 funding pool will be made available to drive innovation in head and neck cancer care. · Total...

Make Sense Campaign

Posted

13 November 2024

2024 report

2024 saw yet another fantastic Awareness Week for the Campaign, with participants from all over Europe (and beyond) coming together to raise awareness of head and neck cancer, with a fantastic total of 19 countries taking part. There was a broad...

Endoscopic 3D Transoral Anatomy Dissection

Posted

05 November 2024

Keele University Course

Keele Anatomy and Surgical Training Centre at Keele University are pleased to announce a one-day interactive and learning dissection course on 21st January 2025. The following procedures will be covered: Transoral lateral...

National Audit

Posted

16 October 2024

Plans released

The British Association of Head & Neck Oncologists (BAHNO) is the United Kingdom’s leading association for the broadest team of clinicians responsible for care of Head & Neck patients. BAHNO is the driving force behind the National H&N Cancer...

ORACLE Head & Neck Cancer UK

Posted

14 October 2024

Merger of two organisations

In May 2024, Oracle Cancer Trust and the Head and Neck Cancer Foundation united to form Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK. As part of the merger and rebranding, their Public Relations efforts and website (oraclehnc.org.uk) has been significantly improved...

The Alan Rickman Professorship

Posted

08 October 2024

Campaign launched

The Alan Rickman Professorship crowd funding campaign aims to raise £5 million to fund in perpetuity an outstanding, internationally recognised, research-active Facial Surgeon who will lead the National Facial, Oral and Oculoplastic Research Centre...

Histopathological reporting of carcinomas of the salivary gland

Posted

03 October 2024

Latest dataset released

Cancer datasets and tissue pathways The Royal College of Pathologists has published the latest Dataset for Histopathological reporting of carcinomas of the salivary gland. It is available on the College website Cancer datasets and tissue...

"The cancers with longest treatment waits revealed"

Posted

22 September 2024

BAHNO response to BBC news item

A recent BBC report (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy948p4j5wo) referencing an analysis by Cancer Research UK highlighted Head & Neck Cancer as having the worst waiting times of all cancers for starting treatment in England. More than 50% of...

Which cancer patients in England experience long waits to treatment, and why?

Posted

21 September 2024

Summary for health leaders and policymakers

Cancer Research UK has issued a summary of cancer waiting times: standards and targets. https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/sites/default/files/long_waiters_policy_briefing.pdf The research paper this briefing is based on is: Cancer Research UK...

Statins and H&N Cancer

Posted

11 September 2024

Update lecture from UCL

New evidence suggests Statins may have a protective effect in H&N cancer. Dr Schmidt (Emory University USA) will present the current evidence in conjunction with Dr.Clare Schilling. Register in advance for free place : update.thehanc.com (no...

Mr Rajiv (Reg) Anand

Posted

02 August 2024

Sad news

BAHNO has been informed that Reg Anand has died unexpectedly recently. Reg was a long-standing BAHNO member, a MaxFac examiner and a well-known and respected member of the surgical specialty. Thoughts must go out to his wife and family at...

BAHNO Accredited Short Fellowship

Posted

08 July 2024

Closing date 14th July

A reminder: this is the last week to apply for a BAHNO Accredited Short Fellowship. This offers the successful applicant the opportunity to spend a short but focused period of time at a centre/unit offering a specific learning experience. We are...

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