I had tongue cancer twice, first dx in April of '03, partial glossectomy w/clear margins plus 5 wks radiation. Recurrence in '04 at same site...hemiglossectomy, clear margins, no other treatment, they said I would be fine w/regular checkups. I was worried about my tongue, kept regular ENT appts, PET every year, and still ended up w/tumor around carotid in May of '07. No one could feel it...I had symptoms, but thought they were a bad tooth, docs thought it was my heart when I kept passing out...finally my neck felt "thick" and I asked for a CT...there it was...radical neck, 6 weeks radiation which ended in August, still far from recovered. Whatever you do, be vigilent, more than vigilent...