noun
tongue cancer; cancer of the tongue
Medical term for malignant tumor of the tongue.
舌癌の早期発見が重要です。
Early detection of tongue cancer is important.
彼は舌癌と診断された。
He was diagnosed with tongue cancer.
Oral cancer in general; 舌癌 is a specific type.
Compound of 舌 (tongue) and 癌 (cancer).