"Poor Knowledge of Rising Cancer Killer a Big Concern", says Dental Charity
By: mouthcancer.org| News
“As the campaign headline goes: If in doubt, get checked out!”
The World Health Organisation has also lent its support to the event. Dr PE Petersen of the Oral Health Programme ‘Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion' said: ‘Mouth Cancer Awareness Week is a very important initiative. The prevention of oral cancer is a priority action area of the World Health Organisation programme.'
For more information on mouth cancer visit the website www.mouthcancer.org. You can call the Dental Helpline on 0845 063 1188.
Dr Nigel Carter is chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation, the UK charity that coordinates Mouth Cancer Awareness Week.
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