Iron Maiden’s lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson was identified with cancer in 2014 after the band's 20-stop Maiden England tour.

During a routine check-up simply earlier than Christmas that 12 months, his physician discovered one thing “a bit weird”. 

Talking about initially discovering the cancerous tumours in a Sirius-XM radio interview, Dickinson stated: “I had one golf ball-sized one in my tongue, and I had another one the size of a large strawberry or a small walnut in the lymph node in the right side of my neck, and that’s the one that felt a little strange.”

Following his prognosis, a statement on Iron Maiden’s official website stated the on the time 56-year-old musician has “extremely good” prognosis and is predicted to make a whole restoration.

Fortunately, the singer accomplished a seven-week course of chemotherapy and radiotherapy and acquired the all-clear in May 2015.

According to Cancer Research UK, tongue most cancers describes a kind of head and neck most cancers the place cells begin to divide and develop in an uncontrolled method. 

There are two components to your tongue - the oral tongue and the bottom of your tongue - and cancer can develop in both of these.

According to the charity, the next indicators can ring alarm bells:

• Red or white patch on the tongue that will not go away
• Sore throat that does not go away
• Sore spot (ulcer) or lump on the tongue that does not go away
• Pain when swallowing
• Numbness within the mouth that will not go away
• Pain or burning feeling over the tongue
• Problems transferring your tongue or talking
• Lump within the neck
• Unexplained bleeding from the tongue (that is not attributable to biting your tongue or one other damage)
• Pain within the ear (however that is thought of to be a uncommon symptom).

While these signs don’t essentially assure that you've got tongue cancer, it is “best” to get them checked by your GP, Cancer Research UK advises.

Dickinson added: “Guys should know, if you get a lump [on your tongue], and you’re over forty, don’t just assume antibiotics will get rid of it. 

“Go and properly get it checked out. It’s important.”

Despite eliminating the most cancers utterly, the star’s journey to full health wasn’t straightforward.

In a earlier interview, Dickinson stated: “You can imagine to get rid of that with radiation - the inside of my head has been cooked pretty effectively.

“The things they have to do to your body to get rid of it are getting better and better and better as we go down the line.

"They did some nasty things to my body. 

“I’m lucky I’m completely clear of it and everything.”