17/09/2014

Free Mouth Cancer Checks Available Today At Dental Surgeries

The public is being offered from mouth cancer examinations today as part of Mouth Cancer Awareness Day (MCAD).

More than 500 dental surgeries are offering the free examinations, with a list available online at mouthcancerawareness.ie.

MCAD was launched to raise awareness of mouth cancer, which is said to kill more Irish people than skin melanoma.

According to figures, around 300 cases of mouth and pharynx cancer are diagnosed each year.

(MH/CD)

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