Food energy is potential energy that animals (including humans) derive from their food through the process of cellular respiration.
The three kinds of treatment used for tongue cancer are: 1  Surgery: removal of the cancerous tumor and surrounding tissue. 2  Radiotherapy: uses high-energy particles from radioactive elements to kill cancerous cells left behind after surgery.
Tongue cancer usually develops in the squamous cells, the thin, flat cells that cover the surface of the tongue. Common tongue cancer symptoms. Symptoms of tongue cancer are very similar to symptoms of other types of oral cancer. It can often be mistaken for a cold that wonât go away, or a persistent sore in the mouth. Other tongue cancer symptoms and signs may include: Persistent tongue and/or jaw pain.