Sep 9, 2023 | News
September has seen a Domain Lodge meeting on nutrition for head and neck cancer patients and our Facebook group clocking over 700 members. Unfortunately this went down to 680 when I made a long overdue foray through the list to remove overseas members who had not been...Aug 2, 2023 | News
Approximately 35 % of head and neck cancers are caused by the HPV virus. For WHNCD on July 27 we interviewed Wellington surgeon Swee Tan about the urgent need to get more of our young ones vaccinated. See what he has to say in the video below. ...Jul 6, 2023 | News
Our Domain Lodge meeting on the 5th of July showed the usual camaraderie and information sharing that people affected by head and neck cancer are good at. We talked about the deep thirst and discomfort experienced by patients having reconstructive surgery. About how...Jun 14, 2023 | News
The big news this month is that we have finally signed off on our pilot scheme to provide Pinc and Steel rehab to ten patients providing them two one on one sessions with a Pinc and Steel physio and free physio classes after that. As explained before, this is a pilot...May 11, 2023 | News
As we enter the month of May, we are excited to announce a new partnership with Pinc and Steel aimed at providing physio-delivered rehabilitation to as many patients as possible. We are currently piloting this scheme in Auckland, and if successful and we raise...Apr 20, 2023 | News
What are the major obstacles in the way of HNC patients? There are too many to name but they range from the smallest things like actually getting to appointments to receiving rehabilitation after treatment. We are continually trying to assess need, raise money...