Oral Health Foundation

Prevent more mouth cancers. Diagnose earlier. Support people better. Too many opportunities to prevent mouth cancer, spot it earlier and support people after treatment are being missed. Our new report examines three major risk factors - tobacco, alcohol and human papillomavirus (HPV) - and asks what needs to change in public awareness, professional practice and government policy...

The UK Government must strengthen action on tobacco, alcohol and HPV vaccination as mouth cancer diagnoses in England rise by 40% in a decade, the Oral Health Foundation has warned. Its new report, released today, calls for funded support to stop using tobacco, minimum unit pricing and cancer warnings on alcohol in England, and catch-up HPV vaccination for young people who have ...

Mouth cancer cases in England have surged by 40% in ten years, with 26 diagnoses every day, prompting an urgent call for people to stop overlooking changes in their mouths. New NHS England figures, published today, show 9,673 cases were diagnosed in 2024, up from 6,908 in 2014. That is 2,765 more diagnoses than a decade ago. Cases rose by 3.9% in the latest year – almost twice t...

The Oral Health Foundation is urging people to check their mouths for early signs of cancer and see a dentist or doctor if they notice anything unusual, as Mouth Cancer Action Month begins today. More than 11,000 people are diagnosed with mouth cancer in the UK each year. In England, new cases have increased by 119% over the past 20 years. Yet awareness has failed to keep pace. ...

The Oral Health Foundation is calling on dental, general practice and community pharmacy teams to support Mouth Cancer Action Month, our annual awareness campaign, which starts this Sunday and runs throughout November. Mouth cancer is now among the ten most common cancers in the UK, with more than 11,000 people diagnosed each year. In England, cases have increased by 119% over t...