New research reveals spiralling costs are causing mouth cancer survivors serious stress and anxiety

A study carried out by the Oral Health Foundation has found cancer diagnoses leaves us ‘afraid’, ‘concerned’, ‘scared’ and ‘angry’, with financial worries playing a significant role in these feelings.

Mouth cancer survivors are usually left with permanent and complicated oral health side-effects as a result of their cancer treatment

This often leads to expensive dental treatment which they are expected to finance themselves. The charity estimates that mouth cancer sufferers have to pay a minimum of £977.20 in dental costs annually, more than 23 times the average annual cost of just £41.20.  

The Oral Health Foundation is appealing for people to be aware of the signs, symptoms and causes of mouth cancer in order to ensure they can protect against it and catch any cases early enough for timely intervention, helping to improve their quality of life, increase their chances of beating the disease and potentially preventing the need for extensive ongoing oral health treatment.