Archive for the 'Tongue Cancer' Category

Did you hear of Tongue cancer? Wondering how such a delicate part of your mouth can be prone to such a dreadful disease, cancer.

Know about tongue cancer its risk factors, mortality and incidence in just a short reading.

Tongue cancer is one of the more common and serious types of mouth cancer. It mainly occurs in people who smoke cigarettes, pipes, or cigars or use smokeless tobacco.

People who drink large amounts of alcohol and use tobacco are especially at risk.

It is rare in people who do not use tobacco or alcohol and people under age 40. It is most common after age 60.

The tongue is actually divided into 2 separate anatomical areas. The two parts include the oral tongue which is the part you can “stick out” at somebody and extends backward to a V-shaped group of lumps, and the back of the tongue which are nothing but actually specialized taste buds.

White or red patch on the gums, tongue or lining of the mouth is the key tongue cancer symptom.