Calls for free dental care for mouth cancer patients

Spiralling costs of ongoing healthcare placed on mouth cancer survivors is leaving them with severe levels of anxiety and stress, research from a leading charity has discovered. A study carried out by the Oral Health Foundation has found cancer diagnoses leaves patients €˜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