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Mouth Cancer - what increases my risks of Mouth Cancer?

Image Credit: By Bionerd - Own work, CC BY 3.0, LinkFollowing from our last blog, Mouth Cancer Action Month - What is Mouth Cancer and how do I spot it?, written in response to mouth cancer awareness month, this blog will look at lifestyle choices an...
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Mouth Cancer - a new hope?

  In my 28 years practicing as a dentist I have spotted four cases of mouth cancer whilst examining a patient. Each patient was immediately referred to the local hospital for treatment, and of those four, one survived the disease (to the be...
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Mouth Cancer and You

It"s estimated that up to 60,000 people in the UK will be diagnosed with mouth cancer over the next ten years. Of these, 30,000 will die as a direct result of having the disease. In November each year, dentists get together with other health professi...
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Stoptober, Mouth Cancer and Your Dentist...

We are all aware of the links between smoking and serious diseases - it's hard to miss the warnings on cigarette packets.At York Place Dental we're supporting the Stoptober Smoking campaign. The Crucial Role of Your Dentist in Early Cancer Diagnosis ...
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Mouth Cancer Awareness : Reduce the Risk

Preventive Dental Care is what it says on the can.The dental team assess the risk of you developing dental diseases, and then work with you to keep you healthy. This could be tooth decay, it could be gum infection, it could be tooth wear. All disease...
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Mouth Cancer Awareness : Know the Signs

Each year in November dental practices throughout the UK try to raise public awareness of mouth cancer, and the time is with us once again to beat the drum.Cancer can occur in any part of the mouth, the tongue and lips, throat, salivary glands, and a...
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