1. Introduction
tumor, Tongue cancer, tumors, AJCC, Cancer
TUMOR, OF TONGUE CANCER, TONGUE CANCER, TUMORS, CANCER
Tongue cancer refers to tumors occurring in the back of the tongue, two-thirds of the front of the tongue, the side edge of the tongue, and the bottom of the tongue. It is believed that the incidence of tongue cancer rises with age. However, there has been a noticeable rise among patients under 45, particularly among women, in recent years [The current standard method for evaluating the prognosis of various tumors is the unified tumor staging system developed by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) [