Tongue Cancer in Young Women Skyrockets: Australian Researchers

Tongue Cancer in Young Women Skyrockets: Australian Researchers
Professor Chris O'Brien speaks during the official launch of the RPA cancer research centre �Lifehouse� at Government House on April 17, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Dean Lewins-Pool/Getty Images
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There’s been an alarming rise in the number of young people, particularly women, being diagnosed with tongue cancer, a disease predominantly found in older men with a history of smoking or heavy drinking.

Researchers from the cancer hospital Chris O'Brien Lifehouse at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, in collaboration with local and overseas colleagues, have published a new study in the journal Oral Oncology.