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Oral cancer rates rise by two thirds
BMJ 2016; 355 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i6369 (Published 25 November 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;355:i6369- Anne Gulland
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GPs are being urged to be aware of the signs of oral cancer, as new figures from Cancer Research UK show that rates of the disease have increased by 68% in the past 20 years.1
The figures show that the rate of oral cancer in 1992-95 was eight cases per 100 000 people, but that figure has increased to 13 per 100 000 people in 2012-14.
Men aged over …
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