Research News
Saving Faces and the European Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial-Facial Surgery (EACMFS) partnership
Saving Faces will be partnering with the European Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial-Facial Surgery (EACMFS) for 3
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Ground breaking UK research by Saving Faces on early mouth cancer saves 30,000 lives world wide every year
The Findings Of the Research Study (SEND) – Update 27/04/2023 Original post can be found
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Global VRiMS
The UK’s surgical research charity Saving Faces and its national research centre NFORC are proud
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New PCR test for oral cancer set to revolutionise diagnosis and treatment
qMIDS, the world’s first rapid oral cancer test, has been developed by Queen Mary University
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New publication shows uncertainty over the best way to treat wisdom tooth infection
Breaking news: A survey of 289 UK surgeons, led by Mr Geoff Chiu and conducted
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Saving Faces SEND study was the top viewed paper in the British Journal of Cancer
We are thrilled to announce that the SEND paper, funded by Saving Faces, Elliott Bernerd
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Masters student awarded distinction for work on facial injuries data collected by Saving Faces
Saving Faces and the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS), in conjunction with
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BAOMS Chair Patrick Magennis comments on the SEND publication in The OTJ Journal November 2019 issue
“This open access paper funded by charity Saving Faces and Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is
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Saving Faces SEND Study Publication Interview with Prof Iain Hutchison – BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, 24 October 2019
Listen to Prof Iain Hutchison on BBC Radio 4 The Today Programme with Sarah Smith
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Ground breaking UK research by Saving Faces on early mouth cancer could save 30,000 lives world wide every year
Headline News 17/10/2019: Findings of ground-breaking new surgical trial on mouth cancer published by the
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Rita Neto talks about her internship research experience at Saving Faces
My internship by Rita Pereira Neto I had my first contact with Saving Faces at
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Saving Faces researchers at BAOMS AAOMS Annual Scientific Meeting 2019
Saving Faces and NFORC attended the BAOMS with AAOMS Annual Scientific Meeting 2019 on the
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NFORC/BAOMS Collaborative Research Summit 2019 for medical students and trainees was a success
The hugely successful 2019 NFORC/BAOMS Collaborative Research Summit aimed at medical/dental students and trainees took
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NFORC-BOPSS Research Summit 2019
Surgeons, nurses, trainees and researchers from around the country gathered on the 9th May 2019
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PhD Student – Elisavet Moschopoulou
Title: Living with and beyond head and neck cancer: Psychosocial factors associated with impact of
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New research on equality and non-discrimination law for people with a visible difference
An interesting new study is being conducted by Hannah Saunders at Durham University, who is
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PhD Student – Fatima Qadir
Title: Cellular and Molecular Signature of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Fatima Qadir was a PhD
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PhD Student – Katarzyna Niemiec
Title: An investifation on the effects of HPV16-induced immortalisation and POU2FC regulation in keratinocytes Katarzyna
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Life after facial trauma, domestic violence and knife crime conference
For the first seminar of the Medicine & Me series, we were invited by the
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Are facial injuries really different?
Massive congratulations for the third time this year to Dr Emmylou Rahtz on her third
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Dr Emmylou Rahtz published in The Conversation
Congratulations again to Dr Emmylou Rahtz for her second publication this year in The Conversation.
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Researchers funded by Saving Faces awarded Proof of Concept funding (£50,000) from QMUL to develop new technology to better identify head and neck cancers caused by HPV
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) researcher Professor Ahmad Waseem (Institute of Dentistry) and his
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Violent injuries are associated with high levels of psychological distress
We are pleased to announce that the respected British Medical Journal (BMJ) Open has published
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PhD research funded by Saving Faces wins poster award!
Congratulations to Fatima Qadir and her team at Queen Mary University of London who were
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Saving Faces Clinical Researchers present their research projects at QMUL ‘Let’s talk about research’ lecture series
In September 2016, our Clinical Researchers were invited by Queen Mary University of London Dental
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PhD Final Report – Emmylou Rahtz
Congratulations to Emmylou who submitted and successfully defended her PhD thesis in May 2015
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SEND study closes recruitment
Headline News 30/07/2015: Our Data Monitoring Committee applaud SEND recruitment. They find statistical significance in
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HQIP awards National Head and Neck Cancer Audit contract to Saving Faces
Update 07/01/21 – This information is out-of-date. Please email hana@savingfaces.co.uk for the latest National Head
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A Brilliant Year for Saving Faces
The most exciting and dramatic news of the year is that Saving Faces has collaborated
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Research Spotlight – Summer 2014
Saving Faces continues to lead ground-breaking research to prevent disease and injury and find better
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Genetic markings could spot cancer before it develops
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have found 4 unique gene markers that could
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Saving Faces-funded PhD students win prize
Congratulations to Emmy and Farah who won a William Harvey Day award for an outstanding
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Gene link sheds light on cancer-causing stem cell mechanism
Researchers at Queen Mary University, London have discovered a new gene interation which may influence
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PhD Student – Helena Emich
Helena Emich was a previous PhD student at the Blizard Institute, funded by Saving Faces.
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PhD Students – Farah Shiraz and Emmylou Rahtz
Update: Read Emmylou’s final PhD report here and Farah’s final PhD report here. Emmylou Rahtz
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New research in head and neck cancer funded by Saving Faces
The prestigious International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics has just published research on osteoradionecrosis
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Saving Faces research poster wins prize
Saving Faces carried out a survey of pharmacists across the UK to assess the advice
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Face surgery patients to grow their own bones – The Times, 10 May 2009
Professor Hutchison featured in the Times for attempting to grow replacement bone from a patient’s
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National Facial Injury Survey 2008 – initial results
The second national survey of all facial injuries recorded over a one week period took
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The launch of Saving Faces Clinical Research Training Summit for medical students in London
In October 2007, Saving Faces launched an innovative and unique program – the Saving Faces
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The Saving Faces and Reconstruction Debate – The Guardian/BBC, 4 March 2008
The Saving Faces debate on The Face and Reconstruction, which took place on 4th March
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Saving Faces’ public debate on facial transplantation, tissue engineering and the impact on identity
Saving Faces is organising a public debate on The Face and Reconstruction, which takes place
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Saving Faces’ initiative to reduce underage binge drinking, Telegraph Magazine, 2007
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The role of selective neck dissection in early oral cancer treatment (SEND study)
Update 17/10/2019: The results of the SEND study is published in the British Journal of
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SEND research moves ahead
Saving Faces researchers have made great progress with the multi-centre mouth cancer trial, SEND, an
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Schools stop smoking project – Radio Five Drive, 27 March 2006
Steve Clarke from Tabor School in Braintree, Essex talked about the Saving Faces smoking project
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I’m really going to try to give up now – BBC, 18 November 2005
Following Prof Iain Hutchison’s talk to pupils at a secondary school about the danger warnings
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Saving Faces’ public debate on stem cell research with internationally renowned speakers, 25th May 2005
Join us at our 2005 public debate with internationally renowned speakers on the topic of
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Face cancer shocks for child smoker, The Independent, 2004
The Saving Faces smoking prevention study featured in The Independent. Read full article below
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Putting heads together, British Medical Association, 24 July 2004
Saving Faces launches a de Lotbinière Facial Surgery Research Centre in memory of Henry de
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Close up and personal, The Economist, 29 June 2002
Professor Hutchison speaks about Cy-scope, “A device used in metallurgy [which] should simplify the diagnosis
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