In their annual campaign month on mouth cancer (oral cancer) the British Dental Health Foundation is encouraging everyone to find out more about a disease which has increased almost by 50 per cent in the last ten years! Alcohol, bad diet, tobacco products and a common STD - Human papillomavirus (HPV) contracted via oral sex – are all major contributors to the increased incident of mouth cancer. Mouth Cancer kills one person in the UK every 3 hours because of it not being detected early enough! The video below, originally as part of an Australian quit smoking campaign, amptly illustrates the terrible affects of mouth cancer caused by cigarettes: CWU’s National Health, Safety & Environment Officer, Dave Joyce reminds all the Union’s branches and members of this issue via his Letter to Branches earlier this month. Dave’s introduction to the LTB which then provides full details of the information and advice from the British Dental Health Foundation identifies the true nature of the problem and details the awareness campaign: “The Health, Safety and Environment Department is this year supporting Mouth Cancer Awareness month and a number of the leading campaigners to help raise awareness of the risks and symptoms of mouth cancer. Mouth Cancer kills one person in the UK every 3 hours because of it not being detected early enough! LTB769/13 can be downloaded, complete with info leaflet attachments, from the E-Library Database using search term 'mouth' Source: CWU / British Dental Health Foundation |