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.
Factors known to increase your risk of tongue cancer include: 1  Tobacco use. 2  Alcohol use. 3  Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.  Male 1  gender. Certain genetic forms of anemia.  A condition called graft versus host disease, which occurs in some patients who undergo stem cell transplants.