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Are facial injuries really different?

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Published: Tuesday, 26 September 2017 14:58

Massive congratulations for the third time this year to Dr Emmylou Rahtz on her third peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (JPRAS). Dr Rahtz's research challenges the common assumptions about the psychological effects of facial injuries.

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Dr Emmylou Rahtz published in The Conversation

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Published: Monday, 10 July 2017 08:44

Congratulations again to Dr Emmylou Rahtz for her second publication this year in The Conversation. Dr Rahtz completed her PhD in May 2015, funded by Saving Faces, which looks into the psychological impact of gang violence.

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Researchers funded by Saving Faces awarded Proof of Concept funding (£50000) from QMUL to develop new technology to better identify head and neck cancers caused by HPV

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Published: Monday, 19 June 2017 09:44

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) researcher Professor Ahmad Waseem (Institute of Dentistry) and his team are developing a novel way to identify the increasing number of HPV-driven head and neck cancers. This is vital for improving cancer patient care as HPV related tumours have a much better outcome than those caused by other factors such as alcohol, tobacco or areca nut consumption. Personalisation of treatment using this new technology may also allow for less invasive ‘de-intensified’ treatment strategies with fewer side-effects.

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Violent injuries are associated with high levels of psychological distress

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Published: Tuesday, 06 June 2017 14:54

We are pleased to announce that the respected British Medical Journal (BMJ) Open has published a research article on psychological outcomes following violent injuries based on Dr Emmylou Rahtz's PhD thesis, which was funded by Saving Faces - The Facial Surgery Research Foundation.

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PhD research funded by Saving Faces wins poster award!

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Published: Monday, 22 May 2017 08:04
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Congratulations to Fatima Qadir and her team at Queen Mary University of London who were awarded the prize for best research poster at the 2017 British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists (BAHNO) scientific conference. Fatima is a PhD student funded by Saving Faces and is now in the final year of her studies. The title of Fatima's research was "Can genetic profiling aid clinical decision making in head and neck cancer?".

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Changes to the commissioning arrangements for the Head and Neck Cancer Audit (HANA)

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Published: Monday, 20 March 2017 13:20

The commissioning arrangements for the National Head and Neck Cancer Audit (HANA) are changing for the reasons outlined below. HANA will continue as a national audit under new funding arrangements, and due to this change it will no longer be part of the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP). This is not the first audit to undergo such a change in status: the national IBD audit has also recently left the NCAPOP and transitioned to sustainable funding within the new IBD Registry.

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SEND trial closes recruitment

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Published: Thursday, 30 July 2015 10:50
Headline News: Our Data Monitoring Committee applaud SEND recruitment. They find statistical significance in interim results and recommend trial closure to new patients, rapid publication and maintain follow up of all patients for 5 years.

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HQIP awards National Head and Neck Cancer Audit contract to Saving Faces

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Published: Tuesday, 21 July 2015 17:12
Interim data collection guidance confirmed as part of transition to new supplier

The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is pleased to announce the contract to manage the National Head and Neck Cancer Audit has been awarded to facial surgery research organisation Saving Faces.

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  1. Genetic markings could spot cancer before it develops
  2. Gene link sheds light on cancer-causing stem cell mechanism
  3. Saving Faces-funded PhD students win prize
  4. New research in head and neck cancer funded by Saving Faces
  5. Saving Faces research poster wins prize

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