Mouth Cancer Action Month

From Volume 37, Issue 9, November 2010 | Page 640

Authors

Sarah Hill

Press Officer

Articles by Sarah Hill

Abstract

Early diagnosis of mouth cancer improves survival chances massively from 50% to 90%. Unfortunately, early diagnosis is rare, with over two-thirds of cases diagnosed at a late stage. This is due to a lack of awareness among the public of the early warning signs of the disease and the common risk factors. The Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign, organized by the British Dental Health Foundation, aims to change this.

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