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Mouth cancer

Mouth cancer can develop in any part of the mouth including the tongue, gums, tonsils, lining of the mouth, lips and upper part of the throat. Over 5,300 new cases of mouth cancer are diagnosed in the UK every year

Mouth cancer is a sub-category of Head and neck cancer

News story: Drinking culture blamed for 'appalling' rise in alcohol-related cancers
8 December 2009
Press Release: Alarming rise in oral cancer rates among forty-somethings
11 August 2009
News story: Cancer Research UK plays down 'inconsistent' evidence for mouthwash cancer link
14 January 2009
News story: Heavy drinkers risking mouth cancer
10 November 2006
Press Release: Bangladeshis unaware of mouth cancer risk - Cancer Research UK
13 June 2006
News story: Alcohol cancer risks "underestimated" say researchers
2 February 2006
Press Release: Alcohol is linked to rise in mouth cancer cases but few are of danger
16 November 2005
Press Release: Betel-nut chewers with faulty gene have higher risk of mouth cancer
12 October 2004

News story: IARC finds more cancers linked to tobacco and alcohol
4 November 2009
News story: Number of Britons diagnosed with alcohol-related cancers exceeds Wimbledon's Centre Court
1 July 2009
Press Release: Sunburn, smoking, alcohol and obesity fuelling rising cancer rates
8 August 2007
Press Release: Scientists find two routes to mouth cancer
1 August 2006
News story: Cancer Research UK welcomes study into RNA test for mouth cancer
14 March 2006
Press Release: GPs offered free course on mouth cancer
11 January 2006
Press Release: Cancer Research UK to run new mouth cancer campaign
21 July 2005
Press Release: Smoking triggers saliva's switch from hero to villain
1 June 2004