I ALSO HAVE A FAMILY CONNECTION TO THIS CANCER. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TONGUE CANCER (ORAL TONGUE T1 N0) IN JULY 2007 AT THE AGE OF 37. MY BROTHER CHRISTOPHER WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED WITH TONGUE CANCER (ORAL TONGUE) LAST YEAR AT THE AGE OF 24. OUR CANCERS WERE IDENTICAL IN NATURE AND NEGATIVE FOR HPV. THE ONLY SYMPTOMS WERE A CANKER SORE ON THE TONGUE THAT WOULDN'T GO AWAY. WE BOTH HAVE A HISTORY OF CANKER SORES IN THE MOUTH SINCE WE WERE YOUNG.