If you have ever wanted to get involved in a 5km or 10km run, here is your chance. On Sunday 8th December at Victoria Park, London, around 3,000 ‘Santa’s’ are expected to take part, raising over £100,000! Saving Faces are looking for volunteers to take part and you can be part of this fantastic event with just a small registration fee (payable to Do it For Charity but paid in full to Saving Faces once the race is completed) and raising the suggested minimum sponsorship of £100.
Calling all running afficionados… Saving Faces has a number of guaranteed spaces for the Bupa London 10,000 run on the 27th of May 2012.
Click on the link to read an article in the Financial Times on Helena Kennedy who is one of our patrons and wife of Professor Iain Hutchison.
The sun was a surprise guest at the Saving Faces Sponsored Family Cycle Day on Saturday, the 3rd of September.
Over 100 people turned out to cycle and more came to cheer on their favourite cyclists. For those taking a break from the cycle track we also had games, art, music and even some impromptu line dancing.
“For three years, she had to put up with cruel taunts because of a condition that left her with a bright red ‘clown nose’ just weeks after she was born”Connie’s “clown nose” was a benign tumour called a haemangioma, made up of a cluster of blood vessels growing abnormally under the skin. After being told that there was no cure, Connie’s mother sought out Saving Faces founder and chief executive, Prof Iain Hutchison. He spent two hours removing the tumour, to give Connie a nose “just like mum’s”.
The prestigious International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics has just published research on osteoradionecrosis carried out by Andrew Lyons, a Head and Neck Surgeon at Guy’s Hospital, which was funded by the Facial Surgery Research Foundation – Saving Faces.
Calling all cyclists, runners, trekkers, mountaineers and would-be explorers!
For our more adventurous supporters, there are lots of resources out there to help you with your ambition to scale a mountain.
The areas of research are:
- Living with and beyond Head and Neck Cancer: Psychosocial Factors Associated with Impact of Cancer and Quality of Life
There are very few studies on the psychosocial determinants on long-term quality of life and the needs of survivors and their families. This study will examine the psychological well-being and the quality of life of head and neck cancer survivors, as well as the positive and negative outcomes associated with head and neck cancer. The ultimate aim of this work is to improve quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors and their families. - Optimisation of a quantitative malignancy index diagnostic system for oral cancer detection and tumour margin assessment.
This study aims to develop a sensitive, reliable and fast cancer diagnostic test for mouth cancer by using a new gene quantification method which can detect the presence of cancer cells by measuring the levels of cancer-causing genes in tissue biopsy samples. Mouth cancer affects over 5,500 people every year in the UK and has higher death rates than cancers of the colon, breast, vulva or melanoma. The number of mouth cancer cases has increased significantly (>20%) over the last decade especially in younger adults for both sexes. Despite improvements in chemotherapy and surgical techniques, ~50% of mouth cancer patients still die from the disease partly due to incomplete removal of cancer cells during surgical treatment. A reliable diagnostic test would enable clinicians to give appropriate tailored treatment which will make a real difference to patients. - Changes in keratin expression in HPV16-immortalised keratinocytes
Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) is increasingly recognised as a cause of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC); a type of cancer characterised by high incidence and high mortality. The aim of the study is to provide the basis for a novel biomarker by investigating the effect of HPV16 upon keratinocytes, the natural host for HPV16 infection. The study mostly focuses on two aspects: keratin expression and transcription factors regulating keratinocyte differentiation.
From the above you will see that we are supporting important areas of research into facial cancer, all of which have an undoubted clinical impact;
- Basic scientific research at the molecular level
- Research into the psychological effects of living with the consequences of these conditions and the development of tailored support programmes.
- The development of diagnostic tests and targeted treatment strategies
Click here to read all our Saving Faces-funded PhD student profiles and their progress reports.
In July 2011, Jeremy Antscherl, a Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon specialising in facial trauma tackled one of the toughest stages of the Tour de France to raise funds for the new National Facial Injury and Disease Study Centre.
After the success of last year’s Saving Faces – Sponsored Family Bike Ride, we’re back for another lap (or 20!).