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Sir, the paper by Araghi _et al. _(_BDJ_ 2020; 228: 693) reminds us all that we need to remain vigilant for any changes that should raise our index of suspicion for cancer of the mouth.

Greater awareness through use of the various toolkits designed to educate doctors and dentists about 'the correct lesions' to be sent in on the two-week referral system should also

include mention of the BMJ online learning module for oral cancer. This was originally sponsored by the Ben Walton Trust (BWT), and is available online.1 Readers may be interested to know

that the BWT funds were transferred to the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow in 2017 where this resource is still available to support the original ethos of the Trust (to

raise both public and professional awareness of mouth cancer). The results of Araghi _et al._'s audit would seem to suggest the need for this is as great as ever. REFERENCE * BMJ

Learning. Mouth cancer: recognising it and referring early. 19 November 2015. Available at:

https://learning.bmj.com/learning/module-intro/mouth-cancer-recognising-referring-early.html?locale=en_GB&moduleId=10015809 (accessed 22 September 2020). Download references AUTHOR

INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * By email, Dundee, UK G. Ogden Authors * G. Ogden View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar RIGHTS AND

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