Most causes of a sore throat and tongue are minor and can be treated by your healthcare provider. Allergies can cause a sore tongue and throat, and sometimes serious reactions like anaphylaxis.

When Mari Henderson read a story about a woman the same age as her with tongue cancer, she asked for a biopsy. It helped her receive an early diagnosis. For several weeks, Mari Henderson felt a canker ...

Canker sores are inflamed spots in your mouth that cause pain and typically heal within a couple of weeks. Oral cancer may cause raised spots or patches in your mouth that worsen over time. Share on ...

Those tiny white spots inside your mouth might be small in size, but they deliver pain far beyond their dimensions. Canker sores affect nearly everyone at some point, making simple pleasures like ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may affect the tongue. Symptoms include a burning feeling in the mouth, bad breath, and tooth decay. Laryngopharyngeal reflux is the medical term for acid that ...

A woman who struggled with painful ulcers on her tongue was shocked to learn they were a sign of cancer — and now she has to have part of her tongue removed to stop it from spreading. Olivia Donnelly, ...