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Oral cancer awareness – and patient power

4 mins read Elderly care
Chris Curtis is chairman of The Swallows, a charity that supports head and neck cancer patients and seeks to raise awareness of the disease. He talks to Simon Tucker

The headline is stark – there were around 11,400 new cases of head and neck cancer in the UK in 2014 – that’s 31 cases diagnosed every day – with incidence rates having increased by 30% in males and females combined in the UK since the early 1990s.1

Clinical research shows that early discovery is the most important step in reducing the death rate and, when detected in the first stage, the 10-year survivorship rate can be as high as 59%.

However, many people are left with life-changing side effects, so finding the right support to live life beyond cancer is crucial.

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