According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 700 people died in 2011 from malignant cancers of the lip, oral cavity and pharynx, over twice the rate of cervical cancer, yet few in the community or medical professions are aware that it was often preventable.
Researchers, Dr Mahmoud Bakr and Emma Skerman from the Griffith University School of Dentistry and Oral Health completed a survey of dental students, dentists as well as community members who attended the Griffith Health dental clinics and found very few patients were aware of oral cancers, how they emerge and how they can be prevented.
Source: www.bitemagazine.com.au