Can tongue cancer cause headaches?

Generally speaking, patients with tongue cancer may have headaches. If the condition is not controlled, the cancer cells will metastasize to the head and the patient may have headaches. It is recommended that when this disease occurs every day, it is best to go to the hospital for relevant examinations and treatment in time to avoid missing the best treatment period.

In the early stages of tongue cancer, patients may experience tongue pain, numbness, tongue movement disorders, tongue erosion, ulcers, or lumps. In the later stages, the disease may spread to the floor of the mouth and mandible, fixating the entire tongue, and may invade the palatine arch and tonsils. When secondary infection or invasion of the tongue root occurs, severe pain may occur, which may radiate to the ear and temporal region and the entire head and face, and then the patient will experience headaches and other conditions.

Tongue cancer is mainly treated surgically. In early cases, wedge resection can be performed directly, more than 1 cm away from the lesion; in the middle and late stages, hemiglossectomy can be performed, until total glossectomy. Patients are advised to develop good living habits and eating habits during treatment, usually focusing on high-vitamin, high-protein foods, and eating less spicy and irritating foods. In daily life, they should maintain adequate sleep time and do a good job of disease monitoring.