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Article: Mouth Cancer Awareness Week 9-15 November.
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- M2 Presswire
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- November 3, 2003
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M2 PRESSWIRE-3 November 2003-British Dental Health Foundation: Mouth Cancer Awareness Week 9-15 November(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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One person dies every five hours from mouth cancer in the UK, according to the British Dental Health Foundation. And according to the charity, most people aren't aware of how they might be putting themselves at risk of contracting a disease which kills 1,700 people a year.
Over the past four years cases of mouth cancer have risen by 17% - a faster increase than any of the major cancers. More than 4,300 cases are diagnosed each year. Yet a major survey in Scotland found only six percent of the ...