After John Farnham's diagnosis, have you had an oral cancer check yet?

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The shock news of rock legend John Farnham's mouth cancer diagnosis has doctors warning Australians to get regular check-ups.

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"You're looking at the inside of the mouth, you're looking at the lips, you're looking at the floor of the mouth and the tissues next to the tongue," he said. "Many times, we actually ask a patient to come back in a couple of weeks to check a lesion that looks a bit suspicious."If it's still there, or it's grown, we'll send them off to an oral pathologist or to a hospital to have it checked."

"If you are going to be outside, try and make sure you cover your face with a hat, and wear sunscreen or zinc on your lips to try and prevent you from getting lip cancer," he said.

 

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Yes I’d love to spend my remaining days completely fkd up by the surgery and treatment and then die

Yes. I only ever perform proactive health checks when celebrities remind me to.

Why isn’t this covered by Medicare in full? 💁🏻‍♂️

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