New artwork hanging in my practice
A new collection of artwork is breathing fresh air into my practice. Rented from Artbank, they feature paintings and sculptures by six Australian artists.
Chordoma, an uncommon tumour
Dr Tim Steel and Dr Richard Gallagher collaborated to successfully remove a recurrent chordoma.
Associate Professor Richard Gallagher OAM
Associate Professor Richard Gallagher Awarded Medal of the Order
Plunging ranulas – not quite a “frog” in your throat
Over the past few months I have seen a higher than usual number of patients with plunging ranulas. There is no obvious reason for the increase, just one of those phenomena of medical practice where rare conditions come in waves.
Updating Cancer Council Resources
Cancer Council Acknowledgements
Understanding Head and Neck Cancers
A guide for people with cancer, their families, and friends
First published July 2008. This edition September 2021.
This edition has been developed by Cancer Council NSW on behalf of all other state and territory Cancer Councils as part of a National Cancer Information Subcommittee initiative. We thank the reviewers of this booklet: A/Prof Richard Gallagher, Head and Neck Surgeon, Director of Cancer Services and Head and Neck Cancer Services, St Vincent’s Health Network, NSW; Dr Sophie Beaumont, Head of Dental Oncology, Dental Practitioner, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC; Dr Bena Brown, Speech Pathologist, Princess Alexandra Hospital, and Senior Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research, QLD; Dr Teresa Brown, Assistant Director, Nutrition and Dietetics, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, QLD; Lisa Castle-Burns, Head and Neck Cancer Specialist Nurse, Canberra Region Cancer Centre, The Canberra Hospital, ACT; A/Prof Ben Chua, Radiation Oncologist, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, GenesisCare Rockhampton and Brisbane, QLD; Elaine Cook, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council Victoria; Dr Andrew Foreman, Specialist Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA; Tony Houey, Consumer; Dr Annette Lim, Medical Oncologist and Clinician Researcher – Head and Neck and Non-melanoma Skin Cancer, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and The University of Melbourne, VIC; Paula Macleod, Head, Neck and Thyroid Cancer Nurse Coordinator, Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW; Dr Aoife McGarvey, Physiotherapist and Accredited Lymphoedema Practitioner, Physio Living, Newcastle, NSW; Rick Pointon, Consumer; Teresa Simpson, Senior Clinician, Psycho-Oncology Social Work Service, Cancer Therapy Centre, Liverpool Hospital, NSW. We also thank the health professionals, consumers and editorial teams who worked on previous editions of this title.
Improving Access to Dental and Mental Health Services
Raising GP Awareness of HPV+ Throat Cancer
Regional Head and Neck Clinics
Waiting 40 weeks for a cancer diagnosis
COVID Safe Sydney Travels
Cancer Surveillance Compromised
Many regional and Sydney peri-urban head and neck cancer patients are avoiding or delaying urgent medical appointments because they are afraid of traveling to Sydney.
Beyond five years – long term support for HNC patients
I want to congratulate Julie McCrossin and Daniel Taylor for the fantastic Head and Neck Cancer Forum – 2020 VIDEO SERIES and Ricky Onsman for
New Head and Neck Cancer Clinical Trial
In July I successfully dosed the first Australian patient with tigilanol tiglate at The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Sydney as part of QBiotics’ multi-centre Phase I/II
Surgical Patients and Alcohol Withdrawal
Delta Goodrem Foundation
I am delighted to announce I have been appointed to the board of the Delta Goodrem Foundation. The newly established foundation will help advance vital
Celebrating 300 Transoral Robotic Surgery Cases
Completing more than 300 Trans Oral Robotic Surgical (TORS) procedures on the da Vinci platform is a career highlight. It is the most cases performed
Should I attend my next appointment?
Review consultation protocols for head and neck cancer patients during COVID-19 These arrangements are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change.
COVID-19 and Overseas Travel
I am receiving a lot of enquiries from head and neck cancer patients about whether or not they should cancel their overseas travel plans. The
HPV – The Conversation
“Cervical cancer of the throat” – when medical terminology gets in the way of a good story I am a health communicator who has been
