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.
Tongue piercings usually take between 10-14 days to heal, it is almost impossible to develop an infection because the mouth contains an enzyme Ptyalin and Lingual antimicrobial Peptide (LAP) which kills bacteria.