Posts Tagged ‘HPV’
Leicester Dentist Highlights Oral Cancer Risks
A dentist from Leicester is raising awareness of oral cancer by writing about the disease in the local press and answering reader questions. Dr Adam Patel is using the local paper to inform people about the causes and symptoms of oral cancer. Despite the fact that oral cancer has become much more prevalent in the […]
HPV Action Launches New Vaccination Campaign For Boys
HPV Action, a newly formed group, has drawn up a petition to try and encourage the Government to expand the current HPV vaccination programme to include boys. The move is designed to reduce oral cancer rates, which have been increasingly steadily for the last ten years. Experts believe that around 20 per cent of cases […]
Study Shows People Are Reluctant To Change Their Lifestyle, Despite Oral Cancer Risk
A study has shown that people are unwilling to change their lifestyles, despite being aware of the risk of oral cancer; a survey found that more than 20 million people would not change their lifestyle even if they knew somebody with mouth cancer. More than 30 per cent of people said that they would not […]
Male Smokers Living Alone Are Major Oral Cancer Risk Group
A new study has determined that the demographic most at risk of developing oral cancer are male single smokers. Those who live alone, it is thought could be prone to smoking more frequently throughout their day than others. This demographic is also the most at risk group for the onset of the human papilloma virus. […]
Screen Star Douglas Sparks Oral Cancer Debate
Hollywood actor, Michael Douglas, has sparked debate about oral cancer after claiming in an interview with the Guardian that he contracted oral cancer two years ago as a result of having oral sex. Douglas later confirmed that what he meant was that HPV was the cause of cancer and although experts have been quick to […]
Public Unaware Of Link Between Sexual Health And Oral Cancer
The Chief Executive of the British Dental Health Foundation, Dr Nigel Carter, warned that public awareness of the link between sexual health and oral cancer is very low. Dr Carter said that public awareness of sexually transmitted infections in general has improved significantly in recent years, but most people are still unaware of the link […]
Mouth Cancer Affecting More Young People
Statistics have revealed that more young people are being diagnosed with mouth cancer. Mouth cancer is traditionally associated with older people, but figures suggest there has been an increase in the number of people under the age of 40 diagnosed with the disease. Recent figures also confirm that mouth cancer has become more prevalent, with […]
Dental Experts Warn Public About Mouth Cancer Increase
Dental experts have warned the public about the rise of mouth cancer cases in under 45’s in Scotland. New figures show that an increasing number of people aged under 45 are developing mouth cancer and many of those affected do not smoke or drink, the two major risk factors for oral cancer. Dentists are warning […]
Why We Need To Talk About Mouth Cancer
Survival rates for most forms of cancer are increasing year on year; however, mouth cancer is becoming more common and survival rates are showing no sign of improvement. Mouth cancer kills more people than cervical and testicular cancer combined, yet many people are unaware that it even exists. The British Dental Health Foundation is working […]
Cancer Research UK Calls For Dentists To Do More To Spot Oral Cancer
Experts from Cancer Research UK have urged dentists to do more to combat oral cancer, a form of cancer that is becoming increasingly prevalent in the UK. According to experts from the organisation, dentists are in the ideal position to spot the early warning signs of oral cancer and talk to their patients about the […]
