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In 2017, Sarah had an 18 hour-long surgery to remove a rare Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma that was growing on the left side of her face.

Our new Ambassador Brittany Coles and her dad Andrew Coles have met with the Hon Bill Shorten MP, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services, to discuss the lifelong challenges Andy and others living with HNC face every day.

Today we bid a very fond farewell to Denyse Whelan who is officially retiring as HANCA Ambassador after a remarkable five years!

We turned July into Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month in Australia with our campaign, "What the Heck is Head and Neck Cancer?"

Monday 31 July - the final day of HNC Awareness Month - we held a Soup for the Soul at Parliament House in Canberra. 

On World Head and Neck Cancer Day 2023 we held a Soup for the Soul for Channel Seven's Sunrise program.

My message to everyone reading this is if you have a BCC get it checked. Not every person's skin cancer is going to be the same. Some will be aggressive.

Living in a country town, Ian found it difficult to get an initial diagnosis. He eventually was treated in an MDT hospital in the city.