CASES of mouth cancer have doubled in the UK in the last 20 years - with one person every hour being diagnosed with the disease.
Figures from the British Dental Association also this week revealed that 19 million treatments have been missed due to the Covid lockdown. It said you should check both sides of the tongue carefully and the floor of the mouth for any abnormalities as these are the areas of the mouth that are most at risk.It advised that if you experience any of these then you should get them checked out by your doctor or dentist.According to the official NHS website, mouth cancer"is where a tumour develops in the lining of the mouth."
While squamous cell carcinoma (abnormal cells in the skin's epidermis) is the most common form , the type of mouth cancer depends on which cell the cancer starts from.There are plenty of symptoms to look out for, including ulcers that don't go away within a few weeks. Alternatively, if you develop any unexplained change in speech (such as a lisp), this is also worth getting checked outJust 41 per cent of people know that red patches in the mouth are a sign of mouth cancer, while 48 per cent know that white patches could be a sign.To check for this you can tilt your head back in front of a mirror and open your mouth wide.The research from the Oral Health Foundation found that just 47 per cent of people know that unusual lumps are a sign of mouth cancer.
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