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.
This 62-year-old man with metastatic colon cancer developed these tongue lesions. Darkening of the tongue may occur after chemotherapy with fluorouracil (5-FU). These tongue lesions can also be seen in patients on docetaxel for metastatic prostate cancer.