Trekking for a Cause: Conquering the Sahara Desert

25 April 2024

In February Toby, Lou, Greten, and Fran embarked on a remarkable journey across the Sahara Desert as part of the Oracle Cancer Trust Sahara Challenge.  Their mission was not only…

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Sign Away Cancer

25 March 2024

Preventing Cancer BEATS Curing It 80% of people will have a high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection at some point in their lives. Most of the time HPV does not cause…

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158.38 miles (254.88 Km) in 32 days, a true inspiration!

27 February 2024

Immaculate’s story We are delighted to share Immaculate raised over £4,500 for Oracle Cancer Trust and Second Chance Head and Neck Cancer Group. Immaculate walked 158.38 miles (254.88 Km) in…

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A Journey of Faith, Hope, and Second Chances by Immaculate Nilani Jeyakumar

23 February 2024

Nilani Jeyakumar In September 2022, my life took an unexpected turn when I was struck by excruciating ear pain. Little did I know, it was just the beginning of a…

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2024 ESTRO Scholarship Applications Now Open: Peter Rhys Evans Scholarship for Senior Head and Neck Cancer Trainees

05 February 2024

The Oracle Cancer Trust Peter Rhys Evans Scholarship is available NOW and we are taking applications for attendance at the upcoming ESTRO Multidisciplinary Management of Head and Neck Oncology conference…

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What we do

Oracle Cancer Trust is the UK's leading national charity dedicated to head and neck cancer.

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Over the past ten years Oracle has granted over £5m funding pioneering early-stage research projects.

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Key Facts - Head and Neck Cancer

33 people

The number of people diagnosed every day with head and neck cancer in the UK

4th most common cancer in MEN

Head and neck cancer is now the 4th most common cancer in men and 6th overall yet awareness of the signs and symptoms is extremely poor

12,000

The number of people diagnosed with head and neck cancer every year in the UK. Sadly many will be diagnosed when their cancer is at an advanced stage

2% of research funding

Head and neck cancer receives less than 2% of research funding in the UK despite being one of the fastest growing cancer types