Smokers in England are urged to stop smoking and to take part in the annual campaign of Stoptober which is happening this month.
Smoking tobacco increases your chance of developing mouth cancer and cases have risen by 49% over the past 10 years.
The Stoptober campaign challenges smokers to quit for the entire month and research has shown that this increases the success rate for quitting for good.
Here at Yate Dental Surgery we do a free cancer screen check at every examination and can inform you of anything that look unusual. We encourage you to check your mouth regularly and notify us if you are worried.
For information, advice and free quitting tools please visit the campaign website at