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City of Toronto Proclamation |
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"Oral Cancer Month"
April 2004
| WHEREAS: |
only about 35 per cent of oral cancers are diagnosed in the early stages when the disease has the highest cure rate and, if caught early, the five-year survival rate is about 80 per cent; and |
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while there is no one cause of oral cancer, there are several known risk factors, all of which can be reduced through awareness and prevention; and |
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the role of the dentist is instrumental in detecting oral cancer in the early stages, potentially saving lives, and the Ontario Dental Association will raise awareness and educate the public about the importance of early detection of this disfiguring disease; and |
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the Ontario Dental Association through its Toronto societies is involved in a province-wide public awareness campaign in the City of Toronto. |
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I, Mayor David Miller, on behalf of Toronto City Council, do hereby proclaim April 2004 as "Oral Cancer Awareness Month". |
[Signed Mayor David Miller]
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