Posts tagged 'charity'

Three Small Words Chris Curtis, founder of The Swallows Head and Neck Cancer Support Group, discusses how his life changed for the better after his diagnosis of oral cancer. “You have cancer.” Friday 13th May 2011 at 11am my life fell apart. Three words that changed my life forever. A treatment plan was currently being discussed with me, but I couldn’t stop thinking “I am going to die”. Every...

Over the course of BDIA Showcase this year, a special event took place on the Friday evening on board the Sunborn Yacht Hotel. You may have heard about it, you may have went, either way we're here to give you an insight of what went down (and it wasn't the boat thank God!) at the BrushUp UK BoatBash. Who are BrushUP UK? BrushUP UK are a dental Charity based, and operating, in the Sout...

Last year more than 7,000 people were diagnosed with oral cancer in the UK. In just a decade the disease has grown by a third, and of all the advances there have been in battling cancer, it is one of the few cancers that is actually predicted to increase. Of course there are several risk factors that are heavily linked to the disease, such as smoking, but oral cancer can affect anyone. Mout...

Our friend, Edward Doff, tells us about his experience with the Trudi Birger Dental clinic in Israel. A dental clinic providing free treatment for those in need. Foundation In 1947, a teenager disembarked from a boat in Haifa. Trudi Birger, having somehow survived the horrors of Stutthof concentration camp, had arrived in Israel to build a new life - and to make a difference. In her memoir,...

Last year more than 7,500 people were diagnosed with oral cancer in the UK. In just a decade the disease has grown by a third, and of all the advances there have been in battling cancer, it is one of the few cancers that is actually predicted to increase. Of course there are several risk factors that are heavily linked to the disease, such as smoking, but oral cancer can affect anyone. Mout...