At least half of the patients here have had some radiation to the tongue. The biggest side effect is mucocitis. Go to the dental section of the main web site, and look under complications related to treatment. There is lots of information there about this and other things you might run into during treatment.


Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.