Food energy is potential energy that animals (including humans) derive from their food through the process of cellular respiration.
Treatments for Tongue Cancer. 1  Surgery. 2  Radiation. 3  Chemotherapy. Treatment of oral cancers depends upon the type and stage of the cancer, as well as the age and other health problems that the patient might have.  more treatments...Â».
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.