A young mother battling tongue cancer died just 12 hours after marrying the love of her life. Emma Gilhespy tied the knot with her sweetheart, RAF servicemen Michael at 11am but sadly by 11pm that evening, Mrs Gilhespy had passed away, just a month from her 29th birthday.
The main gist of this post is to inform you that tongue cancer exist and you should be careful. I am not aware of someone dead of this type of cancer until now even though there are speculations of range of cancers.
According to Mailonline: Tongue cancer is a rare type of cancer that develops on either on the tongue or on its base.
Symptoms of this type of cancer include a red or white patch on the tongue or an ulcer or soft spot, which will not go away, a sore throat, pain when swallowing and numbness in the mouth.
It is not known what causes this type of cancer, but heavy drinking and smoking are said to be factors that put people at risk of developing the disease.
Treatment of tongue cancer can include radiotherapy, chemotherapy or surgery or a combination of these treatments. Surgery can also include having all or part of the tongue removed.
According to statistics from Cancer Research UK, 55 per cent of women and 44 per cent of men will live for five years or more after being diagnosed with the condition.
Please research more on the topic. Knowledge is wise.
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