Jessica Tappenden-Rowell, 23, had her tongue rebuilt with a skin graft ... where a biopsy diagnosed her with squamous cell carcinoma. It’s the most common type of oral cancer, the Mayo Clinic ...

A white or red patch on your tongue, gums, tonsils, or lining of your mouth may be a possible symptom of squamous cell carcinoma. How oral cancer looks and feels varies considerably. The skin may ...