cancers among men and women in their forties, say experts.
Numbers of cancers of the lip, mouth, tongue and throat in this age
group have risen by 26% in the past decade.
Alcohol consumption has doubled since the 1950s and is the most likely
culprit alongside smoking, says Cancer Research UK.
Each year in the UK around 1,800 people die from the disease.
There are 5,000 newly diagnosed cases per year.
Other risk factors that may be involved include a diet low in fruit
and vegetables, and the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus
(HPV), which also causes cervical cancer.
Figures produced by Cancer Research UK show that since the mid-1990s,
rates of oral cancers have gone up by 28% for men in their forties and
24% for women.
The charity's health information manager Hazel Nunn said: "These
latest figures are really alarming.
"Around three-quarters of oral cancers are thought to be causedby
smoking and drinking alcohol.
"Tobacco is, by far, the main risk factor for oral cancer, so it's
important that we keep encouraging people to give up and think about
new ways to stop people taking it up in the first place.
"But for people in their 40s, it seems that other factors are also
contributing to this jump in oral cancer rates.
"Alcohol consumption has doubled since the 1950s and the trend we are
now seeing is likely to be linked to Britain's continually rising
drinking levels."
The most common signs of the disease are ulcers, sores, or red or
white patches in the mouth that last longer than three weeks, together
with unexplained pain in the mouth orear.
Alcohol Concern chief executive Don Shenker said: "Many people are not
aware of the connection between alcohol and cancer, yet as this
research shows, it can be a major contributor or cause of the disease.
"While alcoholic liver disease remains the number one killer linked to
alcohol, more and morepeople are suffering from oral cancers - and
record drinking levels have undeniably played a part."
He said it was time to introduce tobacco-style health warnings onalcohol.
Source: BBC
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