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Cancer patients in poor countries needlessly denied pain relief

Posted

01 February 2019

WHO report

Cancer patients in developing nations are being denied basic pain relief, often because of excessive fears about opioid abuse, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. Two-thirds of industrialized countries have oral morphine, an...

BAHNO International Collaboration Committee

Posted

28 January 2019

New Director and members announced by President

I am very pleased to announce that Dr Mehmet Sen, Consultant Oncologist, Leeds, will be taking over as Chair of the International Committee. Mehmet has long experience and expertise in the management of head and neck cancer, and has been...

Head & Neck TIG recruitment round

Posted

28 January 2019

Advert now live

The advert for the upcoming Head & Neck TIG recruitment round is now live on the Severn website.

Study suggests non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin may help some patients survive head and neck cancer

Posted

26 January 2019

Study in the Journal of Experimental Medicine

PIK3CA is the most commonly altered oncogene in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). We evaluated the impact of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on survival in a PIK3CA-characterized cohort of 266 HNSCC patients and explored...

Thousands of girls did not get full HPV vaccine

Posted

25 January 2019

TWO doses required

It has emerged that one in three girls in some parts of the UK did not have their full vaccination at school against HPV, the virus that can cause cervical cancer, in 2017-18. While the national target of immunising 80% of girls is being met, the...

HPV Action

Posted

25 January 2019

Suicide risk among cancer survivors

Posted

24 January 2019

Head & neck versus other cancers

The need for psychological support in patients with a history of head and neck cancer is highlighted in this study: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.31675

Smash your 2019 fitness goals in support of Saving Faces!

Posted

18 January 2019

Free charity places available in running events

Are you still looking for a challenge in 2019? Would you like to show support and raise money for our vital work? There's still time for you to register for a free charity place in some of the biggest and most iconic running events in London this...

Anaylsis of HPV teenage vaccination

Posted

18 January 2019

Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Before 13 and 15 Years of Age

An abstract has just been published of a study by Robert A Bednarczyk, Mallory K Ellingson and Saad B Omer of teenage HPV vaccination in the United States: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is suboptimally used in the United States....

Combining immune checkpoint blockade and tumor-specific vaccine for patients with incurable Human Papillomavirus 16-related cancer

Posted

17 January 2019

Encouraging results from a synthetic vaccine

Key points of this study: Question: Is the efficacy of programmed cell death 1 immune checkpoint inhibition increased by a tumor-specific vaccine in patients with incurable human papillomavirus 16-positive cancer? Findings: In the phase 2...

News from National Cancer Research Institute

Posted

17 January 2019

NCRI 2019 programme streams available

The NCRI 2019 Programme Streams and information about abstract submissions is now available on their website.

Final results of the larynx organ preservation trial DeLOX-II

Posted

17 January 2019

Important clinical trial information

Induction chemotherapy (IC) followed by radiotherapy (RT) versus cetuximab plus IC and RT in advanced laryngeal/hypopharyngeal cancer resectable only by total laryngectomy—final results of the larynx organ preservation trial DeLOS-II. The German...

World Health Organisation on vaccination

Posted

17 January 2019

Vaccination hesitancy threatens to reverse progress

The WHO reports that vaccination hesitancy - the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines - threatens to reverse progress made in tackling vaccine-preventable diseases. Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective...

New statistics from the American Cancer Society published

Posted

11 January 2019

Rebecca L. Siegel MPH Kimberly D. Miller MPH Ahmedin Jemal DVM, PhD

This is interestng as it shows cancer death rates are decreasing with a 27% drop in deaths in the last 25 years. The full article is published on the Wiley Online Library website

Pembrolizumab versus methotrexate, docetaxel, or cetuximab for recurrent or metastatic head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (KEYNOTE-040)

Posted

11 January 2019

A randomised, open-label, phase 3 study

There is an interesting report of this randomised, open-label, phase 3 study at 97 medical centres in 20 countries in The Lancet There are few effective treatment options for patients with recurrent or metastatic head-and-neck squamous cell...

NHS Long Term Plan

Posted

08 January 2019

Genomic tests for every child with cancer

The NHS Long Term Plan, published today, will save almost half a million more lives with practical action on major killer conditions and investment in world class, cutting edge treatments including genomic tests for every child with cancer. The...

Cancer patients cook up ideas to enjoy food again

Posted

04 January 2019

Sunderland Royal Hospital patients meet with Ryan Riley

A group of cancer patients at Sunderland Royal Hospital have been given the exclusive opportunity to work with food writer and Life Kitchen Founder, Ryan Riley to learn new ways of cooking that can help them to enjoy the taste and texture of food...

Medical Research Council

Posted

04 January 2019

Funding opportunities

A strong multidisciplinary clinical academic workforce is critical to the delivery of many aspects of the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy, in addition to the MRC core mission of carrying out research for patient benefit. As team science approaches...

Top 10 priorities for oral and dental health research

Posted

03 January 2019

Research agencies to focus on highlighted areas

For the first time, members of the public, patients, carers and dental health professionals have worked together to identify the most pressing unanswered research questions about how we can improve oral and dental health for individual patients,...

Elections for BAHNO Council posts

Posted

02 January 2019

Hon Treasurer and Associate Members' rep

Ballot papers will shortly be sent to all members to choose a new Hon Treasurer and a rep for the trainees. Please return your form prompty! Thanks.

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