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Deprivation found to increase cancer death rates by 60%
Deprivation is responsible for 78 extra cancer deaths per day in the UK, according to new research by Cancer Research…
Dentistry
More than 500,000 cancer patients face ‘dangerous delays’ to treatment
Experts have warned that ‘delays will cost thousands of lives’ as data shows that more than 500,000 UK cancer patients…
Dentistry
Mouth cancer linked to oral microbiome imbalances
Disruptions to the oral microbiome including the presence of a common bacteria have been linked to the development of mouth…
Oral health
Scottish dentists top 1,000 mouth cancer referrals – but ‘postcode lottery’ still an issue
Scottish Labour has urged the government to improve access to ‘life-saving’ dental checks as data shows that Scottish dentists made…
Dentistry
Annual mouth cancer cases reach 10,000 in the UK
Annual cases of mouth cancer diagnosed in the UK have risen to 10,825 according to newly-released data, up from 8,864…
Dentistry
Supporting someone with cancer in the workplace
Tim Woodman, medical director of policy and cancer services for Bupa UK Insurance, discusses how to create a supportive workplace…
Dentistry
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Calls for parents to approve HPV jab for children
Parents across the UK will soon receive a form to sign enabling their children to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine…
Dentistry
Cancer treatment delays triple since 2012
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that one third of cancer patients are waiting longer than…
Dentistry
Catch up with this week’s dental news – 17 August 2024
It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…
Dentistry
Cannabis use linked to head and neck cancer
Cannabis use makes you up to five times more likely to develop head and neck cancer than non-users, according to…
Dentistry
How can dental professionals promote better nutrition?
With the rise in obesity-related cancer cases, Nina Farmer shares the nutrition advice she gives to her patients. Following on…
Dentistry
Cancers caused by smoking reach highest level
New research shows that smoking-related cancers are at an all time high in the UK, with six people diagnosed every…
Oral health
Catch up with this week’s dental news – 8 June 2024
It’s been an interesting week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… What do…
Dentistry
Cancer vaccine trials offered to NHS patients
NHS England announced that it has treated its first patient with a personalised vaccine against bowel cancer. The jab was…
Dentistry
‘Disturbing’ rise in cancer cases linked to obesity
Cancer rates among under-50s in the UK have risen by 24% since 1995, with experts linking the increase to obesity…
Dentistry
Obesity linked to more than 30 types of cancer
A recent study suggests that obesity may contribute to 40% of new cancer cases, and it has been linked to…
Health & research
Oral rinse could provide early cancer screening, study says
A new study explores the use of a simple ‘swish and spit’ oral rinse that could act as an early…
Dentistry
Cancer patients will see ‘few benefits’ of free dentistry, says BDA
As MPs debate whether to extend free NHS dentistry to cancer patients, experts have expressed concern that those already eligible…
Dentistry
Catch up with this week’s dental news – 13 April 2024
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Are dental…
Dentistry