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General

* Cancers of the mobile portion of tongue cancers are very visible in the mouth. They are very frequent. The contributing factors are known as alcoholism, smoking, poor dental status. They are developed to the front of the tongue.
* Cancers of the base of the tongue are developed behind the language, and are more rare, more difficult to diagnose.

The signs of the disease

The circumstances of discovery are variables:

* A discrete discomfort during chewing or during movements of the tongue;
* Slight tingling increased by spicy or acidic foods;
* A lesion of the tongue discovered by the patient himself or dentist;
* The discovery of a cervical lymph node.
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