We all die at some point, but cancer of the tongue is an especially gruesome and painful way to die if left untreated. If your co-worker persists in such remarks, you can always ask nicely; Oh, really? You would prefer to have a tumor block your throat and your airways slowly while it spreads until it bursts through your cheeks just to avoid temporary suffering? Optional reply depending upon how corpulent your co-worker is: "Oh really? It wouldn't do you any harm to lose some weight !" But then I am cantankerous and have actually used such comebacks after I returned to work and heard the same thing. It did put an end to their comments though.
65 yr Old Frack Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+ 2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG 2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery 25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin Apaghia /G button 2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa 40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin