mouth cancer.Alan Birch did not drink or smoke but was diagnosed with the disease in 2018 forcing medics to remove 90 per cent of his tongue.The 37-year-old, from Merseyside, underwent radiotherapy and chemotherapy before being given the devastating news that no more could be done.The self-employed plasterer and his partner of 12 years, Debbie McDonough, got married in February after the shocking news before Alan lost his fight for life in April.Figures from the British Dental Association show that 19 million treatments have been missed due to lockdown sparking concern amongst dentists that others may go undiagnosed, the Liverpool Echo reports.Mouth cancer takes more lives than cervical cancer and testicular cancer combined, with 8,722 new
