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My husband was diagnosed with cancer at the base of the tongue 4 days before his 50th birthday. He had no known risk factors. In spite of regular dental and medical exams, the location of the cancer prevented diagnosis until the cancer was at Stage 4 and had spread to 3 lymph nodes in the neck. It was actually the lymph nodes that were finally detected and trackedback to their source. He underwent a radical neck dissection, 7 weeks of radiation and chemo Three years later he is cancer free...Read the full article