Pictured (l-r) at a Head and Neck symposium at RCSI held for ‘World Head and Neck Cancer Day’ is Prof James Paul O’Neill, Professor of Otolaryngology, RCSI, Beaumont Hospital; Mr Tadgh O’Dwyer, Head and Neck Surgeon, Cancer Genetics Service, Mater Private Hospital; Dr Denise MacCarthy, Senior Lecturer-Consultant, Dublin Dental Hospital; Ms Laura Viani, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Beaumont Hospital and RCSI Council member; Prof Aongus Curran, ENT Surgeon, St.Vincent’s Hospital, Professor of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, UCD; and Mr Rory McConn-Walsh, Consultant Otolaryngologist Head & Neck Surgeon, Beaumont Hospital, Senior Lecturer in Otolaryngology, RCSI. On Monday 27th July 2015, RCSI hosted a Head and Neck Symposium to raise awareness of head and neck cancer as well as highlighting its risks and promoting early detection and preventing of such cancers. The symposium was organised by Professor James Paul O’Neill, Head of the Department of Otolaryngology, RCSI in conjunction with the International Federation of Head Neck Oncologic Societies (IFHNOS).