The American Cancer Society has estimated there will be almost 60,000 new cases of oral cancer this year. April is Oral ...

Treatment for tongue cancer can include radiation, chemotherapy and surgery. The earlier the cancer is found, the better the outlook. “If you have an early stage cancer, meaning cancer that is ...

If it originates in the back or base of your tongue, it's considered to be oropharynx or throat cancer. Early-stage tongue cancer has symptoms that may be overlooked or confused with other ...

Lynn Hunt, from Oxfordshire, England, told Newsweek: "I'm not a worrier, so the thought that the ulcer could be something sinister never crossed my mind." ...

Nine months after Shirley Chung announced that she’d been diagnosed with stage 4 tongue cancer, the Top Chef alum gave an ...

One might think that a cancer of the tongue would be detected by the patient in its early stages and that the curability would be high, but this is not the case. Patients delay in seeking medical ...

In general, head and neck cancers are treated with surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or a combination. However, head and neck ...

Chef Grant Achatz opened up to PEOPLE about losing his sense of taste and smell while undergoing treatment for stage 4 tongue cancer. Now he's reflecting on his journey and sharing advice with other ...

Possible causes of bumps on the tongue include inflammation, infections, injury, and allergies. In rare cases, cancer can cause tongue bumps. In many cases, tongue bumps will resolve on their own.

Oral Scan, a free app in which each diagnosis will cost just 50 cents, and deliver a response in just 15 seconds.