Registered Charity No: 1081214 (England & Wales).
People suffer facial diseases, injuries and disfigurement every day. Despite the severity of these issues, this remains a neglected research area.
Every year in the UK 6,500 people develop mouth cancer and 5 of them die every day. It is more common than cervical cancer or melanoma, and 80% of people could have been saved by earlier detection. Despite this, facial cancer research receives less funding than other types.
• Somebody you know may be one of the 6,500 patients every year who develop mouth
cancer in the UK.
• Somebody you know may be one of the 125,000 young people who sustain serious facial
injuries every year in the UK.
• Somebody you know may be one of the 15,000 people who receive corrective jaw surgery
or facial disfigurement.
Saving Faces' vision is to determine the current best treatment practice and research better treatment for all disorders and injuries affecting the mouth and face.
• We fund PhD studentships and clinical fellowships in psychological aspects, cancer stem
cell research and molecular biology.
• Through our National Facial and Oral Research Centre we carry out ground-breaking clinical
trials in the fields of facial injuries, cancer, deformity and pain.
• Patient support is provided by our helpline.
• Early detection of mouth cancer improves survival from 50 to 90%. The Saving Faces
Diagnostic.
• Advice Service is a 3-day turnaround electronic advice service for doctors and dentists.
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