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In the videos below, our Trustees Dr Swee Tan, Dr Rob Allison and Dr John Chaplin explain about head and neck cancers, possible symptoms, causes, treatments and prevention. You can also see a number of patients talking about their experience with some of the more common types of head and neck cancer.

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With thanks to Head & Neck Cancer Support Aotearoa for producing several of these videos.

Unite Against HPV.
03:21
Wellington surgeon explains why the HPV vaccination is important.
John Chaplin HNC surgeon
03:37
Auckland surgeon talking about trends in head and neck cancer
Ian Fernie story WIP 2
03:56
An HPV-related head and neck cancer case and plea for the vaccine
Dr Rob Allison
01:21
Doctor Rob Allison – discussing head and neck cancers
Lawrence
03:18
Lawrence is a 60 year old printer, an ex-smoker, who found his voice was becoming progressively more husky and weak over a few months. He was diagnosed with a cancer of the larynx (voice box) in 2010, and treated with laser and radiotherapy. The cancer recurred and he had a laryngectomy (removal of voice box) in 2011.
Neil
06:26
Neil is a fit 65 year old car salesman who developed a painless lump in front of his right ear which became bigger over 4 to 5 weeks. A needle test of the lump confirmed cancer.
David
07:35
David is a 67 year old retired farmer who developed pain in his left lower jaw with eating. This became worse over several weeks and he then noticed numbness of his left lip and chin.
Barbara
04:09
Barbara is a 67 year old real estate agent who had been troubled by a white patch on her tongue for a number of years. Initially this was treated as thrush but failed to go away and was eventually diagnosed as cancer.
Cosette
05:12
Cosette is a 40 year old factory worker who developed a one-sided sore throat and earache (on the same side) that became progressively worse over seven weeks. She found it painful to swallow.
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