Tongue cancer

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Tongue cancer
TermTongue cancer
Short definitiontongue cancer - (pronounced) (tung KAN-ser) Cancer that starts in the tongue. When the cancer starts in the front two-thirds of the tongue, it is considered a type of oral cancer; If the cancer starts in the back third of the tongue, it is considered a type of oropharyngeal or throat cancer 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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tongue cancer - (pronounced) (tung KAN-ser) Cancer that starts in the tongue. When the cancer starts in the front two-thirds of the tongue, it is considered a type of oral cancer; If the cancer starts in the back third of the tongue, it is considered a type of oropharyngeal or throat cancer

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