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Article: Public in the dark about mouth cancer screening says oral health charity.
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- M2 Presswire
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- October 30, 2003
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M2 PRESSWIRE-30 October 2003-British Dental Health Foundation: Public in the dark about mouth cancer screening says oral health charity(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Research carried out by the British Dental Health Foundation has found that over half the adult population were unaware if they had been screened for mouth cancer. According to the survey, carried out in advance of Mouth Cancer Awareness Week 9-15 November 2003, another third were sure they had not been checked.
A mouth cancer examination is painless and can save lives. Last year mouth cancer killed 1,700 people - one every five hours. Over 4,300 new cases were ...