PS. I forgot to mention that I was a non smoker, non drinker 40 year old at the diagnosis. I also was told that it's odd to get this for my gender and age and risk factors. I notice that a news article on this web site mentions a 60% increase in tongue cancer in the under 40 group. It angered me to read that in addition to smoking, drinking, and poor oral hygiene (I've never had a single cavity), that we can attribute the under 40 problem to marijuana use! Boy, that makes me angry! I don't know about you, but I'm not a marijuana user (or former user). I worry that as long as different groups can see this cancer as being caused by a life habit that we brought on ourselves, we'll not learn what's really going on.