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Scotland has the highest rate of mouth cancer anywhere the UK, with more than 700 people diagnosed annually.

It has one of the country's fastest-growing rates of all cancers.

In the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area there were 137 cases of oral cavity cancer diagnosed in 2010, compared with 102 cases in 2000 and 74 cases in 1990.

There were 44 deaths from mouth cancer in the NHSGGC area in 2011, compared with 46 deaths from skin cancer.

Mouth cancers kill more people each year than cervical cancer and testicular cancer combined.

Scotland's rates of smoking, alcohol drinking, and poor diet are all risk factors but new technology is being used to spot early signs of the disease.

Glasgow dentist Dr Attiq Rahman is using cutting-edge technology to detect early signs of oral cancer.

He said oral cancer can prove deadly because it can spread before any symptoms are noticeable.

He said: "Secondary lesions or metastases tend to spread rapidly and they can be quite distant from the primary site of the abnormality.

"With other signs of cancer, there are early symptoms that are unmistakable. With mouth cancer, the tissue can look normal for quite some time.

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