Cancers of the head and neck kill more than 4,000 British people every year and, with a near 50 per cent survival rate, the earlier these cancers are caught the better.
Mouth cancer, in particular, affects more men than it does women, with almost twice as many men being diagnosed with the cancer each year. However, unlike many other cancers, almost 50 per cent of all mouth cancers are preventable.
While giving up smoking and improving your oral hygiene will help prevent oral cancers, the Oral Health Foundation has said that the best way to "save your life" is to keep a regular eye the health of your mouth. Nine in 10 mouth cancers that are caught early are treatable by surgery.
