More than 600 new cases of head and neck cancer are diagnosed each year in Ireland.
Receiving a cancer diagnosis is a daunting experience for anyone. It has an impact not only on the patient, but on their family and friends. Following a diagnosis a patient may feel a deep sense of anxiety and fear of what lies ahead. The first priority for the doctor is to give the patient a clear understanding of their disease and to outline the available treatments.
Like any great science, medicine depends on the delivery and dissemination of knowledge to drive progress, which can be interpreted in many ways. We have seen progress in the context of cancer biology and therapeutics but the dissemination of knowledge and cancer awareness to the greater public is often left lacking. Awareness potentially saves lives.
This year we mark next Monday, July 27th, as “World Head and Neck Cancer Day”. Ireland joins the international movement of 53 countries to increase awareness, and promote education and training in the diagnosis, treatment, outcomes, and research of head and neck cancer.
Source: Prof James Paul O'Neill, The Irish Times, 21/07/15
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