Food energy is potential energy that animals (including humans) derive from their food through the process of cellular respiration.
Tongue cancer treatment is based on the stage of the disease when it is diagnosed. The stage of the tongue cancer is designated based on the size and how far the tumor has extended or spread. The main standard methods of tongue cancer treatment are the radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and surgery.
Our daughter was initially diagnosed with Stage II tongue cancer after a biopsy, and a CT scan on June 17th. Yesterday she met with the tumor board to determine a course of treatment. They informed her that the cancer had grown to stage 4 and also infected the nodes on both sides of her neck. The treatment they proposed was complete removal of the tongue and nodes and reconstructing the tongue to the extent she could speak. They said she would have the feeding tube the rest of her life.