Let’s talk about mouth cancer - the story and the facts

TY - JOUR

T1 - Let’s talk about mouth cancer - the story and the facts

AU - Mc Goldrick, Niall

AU - Choileain, Orna Ni

AU - MacKessack-Leitch, Ewan C.

AU - Sammut, Stephanie

AU - Lopes, Victor

PY - 2017/6/2

Y1 - 2017/6/2

N2 - Let’s Talk About Mouth Cancer is a Scottish charity set up by a group of healthcare professionals with the aim of improving the prognosis of a patient diagnosed with mouth cancer. This article will present the charity’s award winning oral health campaigns and the various methods used to empower patients with skills and knowledge to catch mouth cancer early. The social media platforms used in the campaign and the demographic engaged will be discussed, along with the knowledge of mouth cancer signs, symptoms, risk factors and current practice of self-examination in Scotland.

AB - Let’s Talk About Mouth Cancer is a Scottish charity set up by a group of healthcare professionals with the aim of improving the prognosis of a patient diagnosed with mouth cancer. This article will present the charity’s award winning oral health campaigns and the various methods used to empower patients with skills and knowledge to catch mouth cancer early. The social media platforms used in the campaign and the demographic engaged will be discussed, along with the knowledge of mouth cancer signs, symptoms, risk factors and current practice of self-examination in Scotland.

UR - https://www.dental-update.co.uk/issueArticle.asp?aKey=1692

U2 - 10.12968/denu.2017.44.6.549

DO - 10.12968/denu.2017.44.6.549

M3 - Article

SN - 0305-5000

VL - 44

SP - 549

EP - 556

JO - Dental Update

JF - Dental Update

IS - 6

ER -