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Head and Neck Cancer Types
Hypopharyngeal Cancer
Laryngeal Cancer (Voice Box Cancer)
Mouth Cancer (Oral Cancer, Tongue, Gum, Jaw)
Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Nose Cancer (Nasal, Sinus Cancer)
Oropharyngeal Cancer (Tonsil Cancer)
Salivary Gland Cancer
Skin Cancer (Face, Nose and Lip)
Throat Cancers
Thyroid Cancer
Unknown Primary Cancer
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Hypopharyngeal cancer
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Laryngeal Cancer (Voice Box Cancer)
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What is laryngeal cancer
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Incurable Cancer
Nose Cancer (Nasal, Sinus Cancer)
Treatment options
Questions to ask
Follow up care
Supportive Care
Incurable Cancer
Nasopharyngeal cancer
Treatment options
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Follow up care
Supportive Care
Incurable Cancer
Mouth Cancer (Oral Cancer, Tongue, Gum, Jaw)
Treatment
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Incurable Cancer
Oropharyngeal Cancer (Tonsil Cancer)
Treatment options
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What is oropharyngeal cancer
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Incurable Cancer
Salivary gland cancer
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Incurable Cancer
Skin Cancer (Face, Nose and Lip)
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Incurable Cancer
Thyroid cancer
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Incurable Cancer
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Our Ambassadors play an integral role in helping to raise awareness of head and neck cancer in their local communities and across Australia and New Zealand and promoting the work of Head and Neck Cancer Australia. We are incredibly grateful for their ongoing commitment and support.
Marty Doyle
Marty Doyle
Ambassador
Marty Doyle worked for 36 years in the media as a radio announcer and TV presenter and is now a personal and executive coach. In 2004 he was treated in Brisbane for metastatic squamous cell carcinoma with cancer of unknown primary and has been a passionate advocate for head and neck cancer ever since.
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Denyse Whelan
Denyse Whelan
Ambassador
Denyse Whelan is a retired K-6 NSW School Principal and has also taught English as a Second Language. Denyse was treated in Sydney for squamous cancer in her top gums in 2017 and is passionate about sharing her ‘new normal’ to help others.
Read Denyse’s story.
Mike George
Mike George
Ambassador
Mike George had a total laryngectomy in 2017. Mike is well known to the laryngectomy community in Victoria and is passionate about securing Heat and Moisture Exchanger (HME) funding across Australia and educating emergency services and medical professionals about how to resuscitate a laryngectomee in an emergency.
Read Mike's story.
Graeme Lewsey
Graeme Lewsey
Ambassador
Former CEO of the Melbourne Fashion Festival, Graeme was diagnosed with a HPV related HNC cancer in 2020 and treated with surgery and chemo-radiation in Melbourne. Graeme is excited about using his leadership skills to help raise awareness of head and neck cancer and improve patient support and outcomes.
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about Graeme.
former AMBASSADORS
Julie McCrossin AM
Julie McCrossin AM
Former Ambassador - 2017-2022
Julie McCrossin is a broadcaster and journalist. In 2013 she was treated for oropharyngeal cancer and is now one of Australia's leading head and neck cancer advocates. Julie was Head and Neck Cancer Australia's inaugural Ambassador.
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