Summary: <p><strong>In distress with head and neck cancer patients seven years ago I was treated for stage 4 throat cancer oropharyngeal it's called but it's in my throat tonsils in the back of my tongue and I was treated with radiation and chemo and I'm still here and this video on managing distress is one of a series of videos looking at Innovations in treatment for head and neck cancer patients to both improve survival but equally important the quality of life and these videos are hosted by Saint Vincent's Hospital Sydney and the Kinghorn cancer center and before we begin I'd like to acknowledge that we're broadcasting today on Aboriginal land and to acknowledge the radical people of the Eora nation the elders past and present and emerging leaders and also to acknowledge that many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are disproportionately affected by these sort of head and neck cancers that we're talking about today so</strong></p> <p><strong>in just a moment you're going to hear just a little bit of the story of three very different head and neck cancer patients and then we'll meet clinicians three of whom are working daily with patients and families and one of whom is doing important research so welcome and thanks for joining us Rune Judaism from his neck cancer support the hotel Royal New Zealand again Julie has asked me to talk about Mental Health and hitting that cancer and I could go on about this for ages because I've had three bouts of head and neck cancer getting more disfigured and disabled its time but still here and I have boiled down my thoughts as a long-term patient on mental health issues and come up with three things I think are important for me as a patient...</strong></p>
