Will having tongue cancer shorten your life span?

We know that there are many patients suffering from tongue cancer in life. Tongue cancer is a malignant oral tumor, so patients are often worried that their life span will be threatened and affected, and they will leave this beautiful and warm world. Nowadays, medicine is so advanced, patients must have confidence and actively cooperate with doctors for treatment. Now let's talk about whether life span will be shortened if you have tongue cancer?

In most patients with tongue cancer, tongue cancer is more likely to occur in the middle 1/3 of the tongue edge, followed by the tongue belly and tongue dorsum. In the early stage of tongue cancer, enlarged lymph nodes under the ear and mandible can be seen. The early symptoms are not obvious, and can be manifested as an area with clear boundaries, fixed range, and abnormal color on the mucosal surface. This area is mostly red or red and white, and the surface can be smooth or finely granular. Most of them have no ulcers, and a few have ulcers; they may not be higher than the mucosal surface or may be higher than the mucosal surface by about 1 mm. When the physical signs are obvious, they manifest as tongue lumps, ulcers, and pain and discomfort. When the tumor invades the root of the tongue, radiating ear pain may occur; the tumor can also invade the extrinsic muscles of the tongue, causing limited tongue movement; when the entire tongue is invaded, it causes tongue fixation, drooling, difficulty eating, and slurred speech.

The life expectancy of patients with tongue cancer varies from person to person and cannot be determined. Attention should be paid to the treatment and dietary care of tongue cancer.

During the treatment, the patient can also sit for a while after meals or take a slow walk every day to increase the patient's appetite, thereby increasing the patient's body resistance. To improve the long-term efficacy of tongue cancer, early detection, early diagnosis, early treatment, and regular follow-up are necessary. If surgery is possible, it is better to have surgery as soon as possible. The treatment effect of auxiliary Chinese medicine is better, which can improve the success rate of surgery, control the development of the disease, eliminate residual cancer cells after surgery, improve people's immunity, appetite, sleep, and quality of life.

The treatment of tongue cancer is mainly surgical resection. Radical resection of tongue cancer is a combined radical resection of tongue, jaw and neck + pectoralis major myocutaneous flap transplantation. Surgery can cause facial deformity and functional impairment, affecting the patient's quality of life. The patient may feel desperate, fearful, and refuse treatment. Reduce the patient's nervousness and fear and cooperate with the treatment. Mainly, maintain a good attitude and have a firm belief to actively strive for a longer life.