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Published: 1 November 2024

Free county-wide mouth health checks this Mouth Cancer Action Month

Our Oral Health and One YOU Smokefree teams are offering free screening across the county this Mouth Cancer Action Month.

The quick and easy mouth health checks will be available on our public health bus and in clinics from 5 to 28 November and everybody is welcome to pop by for expert advice and support.

Our health professionals will be on-hand to talk about the signs, symptoms and risks of the disease. Mouth Cancer Action Week 24

More than 8864 people are diagnosed with mouth cancer every year in the UK.

Mouth cancer, also known as oral cancer, describes one of the areas where head and neck cancers can occur and includes various kinds of tumours affecting the lips, salivary glands, tongue, gums, palate and inside of the cheeks.

 

#MouthCancerActionMonth free drop-in screening sessions:

Ashford

5 November: Public health bus, Designer Outlet Ashford, Kimberley Way, Ashford TN24 0SD

12 November: One You Kent shop, Unit 25 Park Mall Shopping Centre, Park Mall, Ashford TN24 8RY

21 November: Eat Well, Spend Less Ashford, Victoria Park, Jemmett Road, Ashford TN23 4QD

Canterbury   

13 November: Wincheap Family Hub, Wincheap Primary School, Hollowmead, Canterbury CT1 3SD

19 November: 1-5pm, room 1, Q Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Herne Bay, King Edward Avenue, Herne Bay CT6 6EB

Gravesham

26 November: 10am-12noon, Moat Foundation Gravesend, Gravesend Community Hub, 7 Warrior Avenue, Gravesend DA12 5NA

Swale

14 November: 2-4pm, Sheppey Healthy Living Centre, The Broadway, Sheerness ME12 1HH

Thanet 

20 November: 9am-4pm, room 5, Margate Family Hub, The Six Bells, 201 High Street, Margate CT9 1WH

28 November: Public health bus, Westwood Cross, 23 Margate Rd, Westwood, Broadstairs CT10 2BF