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The twitter account of the Merseyside & Cheshire Head & Neck Cancer Support Group and PPI Research Forum.

Merseyside and Cheshire
Joined June 2020
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Patient Ambassador Karen Liesching-Schroder tells her mouth cancer story to Daily Express Journalist Robert Fisk. Read the full article here - express.co.uk/news/uk/212998…
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Huge thanks to George Sephton @voiceofanfield for playing our new single “Playing with Fire” at half-time time at last night’s Derby. Truly a night to remember. 👍 #thegambinis #playingwithfire #georgesephton #anfield #thederby
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Many thanks for all the positive feedback about the new "Playing with Fire" video and, as a bonus, here's the accompanying video recorded in a very cold old church one Sunday morning earlier this year. youtube.com/@theGambinis21
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Our new single is out today on all platforms. So please have a listen (& preferably a few plays as we earn only £0.003 from each stream) & follow us on all the socials. We hope you enjoy & feel free to share! Cheers. thegambinis.hearnow.com/play…
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We’ve only gone and done it! Not one but TWO awards from the @RCSLT awards. So much hard work has gone into creation of the education programme and the project as a whole. A huge thank you to all the individuals and stakeholders who have helped us to get us where we are ⭐️🥇🏆
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Congratulations @katgriffiths33 for being the first female surgeon in Europe to be certified for transoral surgery on the DaVinci SP - 2 cases completed successfully! Also for completing recruitment to the PuraBond PROOF trial 🎉🎉
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Liverpool is home to the world’s biggest head & neck cancer research study. With rates of this cancer reportedly 3x higher than the rest of the UK @livHeadandNeck are improve long-term effects of treatments for cancer survivors. Read more ➡ bit.ly/3xX8Qs0 @BBCNWT
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Today we had a bake, book (and other bits) sale at Aintree to raise money for our homegrown 'Liverpool Larry's', laryngectomy support group. We raised more than £165... more to come tomorrow!
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March 4th is International HPV Awareness Day. HPV is the human papillomavirus. Almost all of us will have HPV at some point and while for most of us it isn't harmful, HPV is linked to several kinds of cancer. So, today is a day to educate ourselves and others about HPV.
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After being diagnosed with throat and neck cancer earlier this year, comedian @mrmarksteel tells #R4Today about his experiences with the NHS. It comes as a new report from @Demos highlights the frustrations people have about communication from the health service.
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Packed house today
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1st LHNC Symposium underway - exciting day ahead with top class speakers
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We are delighted to have opened the RAPTOR trial in Leeds and to have assessed the first two patients!
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The Liverpool #laryngectomy group is up and running! Ran by the wonderful SLTs and SLTA at Aintree @LivHandNSLT There is also a Facebook page (search Liverpool Larry's) and a website: liverpoollarrys.com – at Liverpool, England
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🥳Congratulations 🥳 to Ruth Price who was presented with September's Research & Innovation Star of the Month! ⭐️ Ruth is a true #research star ! The ACTIOHN trial has recruited ahead of time & is attributable to the astonishing commitment and dedication that Ruth has shown 👏
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Excellent coverage of the fantastic research being done in Liverpool exploring pioneering cancer vaccines - which could create a whole new way to treat the disease. @CCCNHS @NHSNW @NIHRresearch @NIHRCRN_nwcoast @nhsche @NHSCandM @livHeadandNeck @livecmc
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Cancer vaccines could revolutionise the way we treat cancer. Patient Adrian spoke to The Daily Mail about his experience of being part of our clinical trial. Thank you @JinanHarb for the feature
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