Category: Oral cancer
The Head and Neck Cancer Foundation urges patients to ask dentists to provide oral cancer checks
The Head and Neck Cancer Foundation is encouraging patients to ask their dentist to include oral cancer checks in routine appointments. Oral cancer checks should be provided as part of a routine dental check-up, but the HNCF is urging patients to make sure that their dentists are carrying out the…
READ ARTICLE75% of UK adults are unware of the symptoms of mouth cancer, despite a 135% increase in the number of cases
A new study has suggested that three-quarters of UK adults are unaware of the symptoms of mouth cancer, despite the fact that there has been a 135% increase in the number of cases in the last two decades. Figures published by the Oral Health Foundation show that 75% of people…
READ ARTICLEReports suggest HPV vaccine will be made available to boys and girls
Reports suggest that the government is set to roll out the HPV vaccine programme to include boys, as well as girls. According to the Daily Mail, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has backed calls from dental organisations to enable boys to benefit from the scheme. The HPV vaccination…
READ ARTICLEWhy dentists are fighting for HPV vaccines for boys
Recently, a group of high-profile dental organisations called for the government to consider rolling out the HPV vaccination programme to include teenage boys, as well as girls. The vaccine, which is currently provided for girls as they enter their teenage years to protect against cervical cancer, is the subject of…
READ ARTICLENew study suggests that just 1 drink a day elevates gum disease and oral cancer risk
A new study has suggested that drinking just one alcoholic drink per day could elevate your risk of developing gum disease, oral cancer and heart disease. Research conducted by experts at New York University, revealed that people who had at least one drink a day had more harmful oral bacteria…
READ ARTICLECould dating apps be fuelling rising rates of oral cancer?
Dentists have issued a warning over the use of dating apps amid concerns over the increased prevalence of HPV, a virus known to increase the risk of several forms of cancer, including oral cancer. The British Dental Association, along with a number of other health bodies, has already backed a…
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