Angela Hewitt
Burketeers supporting Saving Faces
Fundraising for The Facial Surgery Research Foundation - Saving Faces
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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
Some Burketeers wanted to support Saving Faces, a charity which the late Alan Rickman was a patron and supporter of. We wanted to do something positive in Mr Rickman's memory and I've set this page up to hopefully raise some money to help those also affected by cancer and other facially disfiguring conditions and to give people their smiles and more back. Thank you for your support.
Taken from their website (http://www.savingfaces.co.uk)
"Combating cancer, injury and disfigurement in the most socially important part of our bodies – the face and mouth
The face is the only part of our body we cannot hide. It conveys our emotions and innermost feelings. We often judge each other on the basis of facial appearance, making assumptions on a whole range of issues.
People suffer the consequences of facial diseases, injuries and disfigurement every day. In the United Kingdom 6,500 people develop oral cancer every year. Around 125,000 young people sustain serious facial injuries and 15,000 people receive treatment for facial disfigurement.
Despite the severity of these issues, this remains a much neglected research area leaving thousands of those unfortunate enough to be affected with little hope for the future. Not enough is known about facial disease, injury and deformity, their psychological and emotional impact and, critically, which treatments are most effective. Saving Faces - The Facial Surgery Research Foundation is the only charity in the UK solely dedicated to the worldwide reduction of facial injuries and diseases. We are taking the lead in education and research to improve the physical and psychological treatment of all victims of oral cancer and other facial diseases.
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