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Tongue cancer is one of the most common cancers of the oral cavity, and it is also one of the most significant. Because the tongue plays a central role in eating, swallowing, and speaking, cancer in this location carries implications that extend well beyond removing the tumor itself. What happens afterward — how you eat, how you talk, how your mouth works — matters enormously, and planning for that recovery begins at the time of diagnosis. I want to walk you through what tong

Most people don't think much about a sore in their mouth until it has been there for a few weeks. That delay is understandable — the vast majority of mouth sores are harmless, caused by trauma, stress, or a minor viral infection, and they heal on their own in a week or two. But some do not, and the ones that don't deserve prompt attention. Oral cancer has significant impacts on vital human functions, and the single most important predictor of outcome is how early it is caught

If you've been diagnosed with head and neck cancer, there's a good chance your surgeon has mentioned a neck dissection — either as part of your planned treatment or as a possibility depending on what other tests show. For many patients, this is one of the more intimidating-sounding aspects of the operation. The phrase itself sounds significant. It is significant, but it is also one of the most commonly performed and well-established procedures in head and neck cancer surgery,

Oral cavity cancer is usually treated with surgery, sometimes followed by adjuvant treatment with radiation or chemotherapy. The most...

The most common type of malignancy in the mouth is squamous cell carcinoma, which is a type of epithelial cancer. Other uncommon types of...