I AM A THREE YEAR TONGUE CANCER SURVIVOR ( T1NOMO) AND MY BROTHER WHO IS 15 YEARS YOUNGER DID DEVELOP THE SAME TONGUE CANCER A YEAR AFTER MY WAS TREATED. NEITHER ONE OF US SMOKE OR DRINK ALCOHOL. I DO FEEL THAT SOME OF US DEVELOP THIS CANCER BECAUSE OF GENETICS. OUR FATHER DIED FROM LUNG CANCER AT AGE 60. I DEVELPED MY TONGUE CANCER AT AGE 37, MY BROTHER WAS DIAGNOSED AT AGE 24.

GLENN -TONGUE CANCER T1NOMO, DIAGNOSED 8-1-07. CURRENTLY CANCER FREE. NO RADS AND NO CHEMO. JUST SURGERY AND NECK DISECTION. NO NODE INVOLVED.