The Mouth Cancer Foundation launched its 4th annual 10 km walk website earlier this month. Dr Vinod Joshi, founder, is encouraging dental, medical and healthcare practitioners, friends and family from all over the UK to sign up and take part in the free 10 km walk on 26 September 2009 at 14:00 (13:00 arrival) in Hyde Park, London in order to raise much needed awareness of mouth cancer.

The event is being supported by pop star Natasha Hamilton, who says, 'Mouth cancer is a disease that has affected my family, as it is how my Nan died. The Mouth Cancer Foundation plays a pivotal role in counselling and supporting patients and families who have to go through the horrors of mouth cancer through its online support group and telephone support service. Without them there would be no support for sufferers.

There will be free mouth cancer screening, plus prizes available for top individual and team fundraisers as well as top individual and team awareness raisers. Costumes are invited for those feeling brave. Money raised from the walk will help the Mouth Cancer Foundation improve its support for patients and carers. To take part visit www.mouthcancerwalk.org.