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If you or someone close to you has been diagnosed with tongue cancer and you are exploring your treatment options, consider Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) for your tongue cancer treatment. CTCA takes an integrative, whole-person, approach to cancer care. Our cancer experts combine leading-edge conventional cancer treatments and sophisticated complementary therapies. The goal is to use every resource available to help you fight tongue cancer on all fronts.
For more information about tongue cancer, follow the links below. You can also learn more about the tongue cancer treatment options available at CTCA by contacting one of our helpful Oncology Information Specialists at 800-615-3055. We are here for you 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Information on Tongue Cancer
Tongue cancer (i.e., oropharyngeal cancer), like most of the other oral cancers, is a squamous cell carcinoma. Tongue cancer and other oral cancers usually occur in people over 45 years of age. Tongue cancer has been known to occur in younger people, but they have less of a risk.
Regular checkups by your doctor or dentist should be able to detect some of the signs of tongue cancer. Your doctor will check the health of the tissues in your mouth, and check the sides and underneath of your tongue for the possibility of tongue cancer.
If your doctor sees something that makes them suspect that you have tongue cancer, they will likely refer you to an oral surgeon or ear, nose and throat surgeon for a tongue cancer examination. A small sample of tissue may be removed to look for cancer cells, a procedure known as a biopsy. A biopsy is the only sure way to determine the presence of tongue cancer.
Tongue Cancer Staging
If you are diagnosed with tongue cancer, your doctor will need to know the stage (extent) of the disease in order to plan the best tongue cancer treatment. Your doctor will use staging tests and examinations to determine the size of the tumor, and if the tongue cancer has spread to other organs in the body. Your doctor may use lab tests, endoscopy, or imaging tests to determine the stage of the tongue cancer.
Tongue Cancer Treatment
As a tongue cancer patient at Cancer Treatment Centers of America , you will work closely with a team of cancer experts to develop an appropriate tongue cancer treatment plan tailored to your needs. There are several factors involved in the type of tongue cancer treatment plan you will receive, including your age, general health and the stage of the tongue cancer.
Tongue cancer treatment patients may receive surgery and radiation therapy. Some tongue cancer patients will receive chemotherapy in addition to surgery and radiation. At Cancer Treatment Centers of America , our patients also have access to a variety of complementary therapies. We strive to take advantage of all healing methods-treating the body, mind and spirit.
To learn more about tongue cancer treatment options at CTCA, please use the helpful links on this page.
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