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.
About a decade ago, we would have operated on a base-of-tongue cancer. However, the surgery was often physically disabling and could have a pretty significant impact on the patientâs quality of life, namely on speech and swallowing. So more than ten years ago, we changed the way we approach these cancers.