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.
1 âGeographic tongue is usually harmless.â. 2  Scarlet fever: an infection that causes the tongue to have a strawberry-like (red and bumpy) appearance. â 3 If you have a high fever and a red tongue, you need to see your family doctor,â Dr. Allan says.