This issue investigates that the experience a tongue cancer patient who finds out the condition has recurred then adapts to the new physiopsychological status. The period of nursing care was from February 1 to March 2, 2005. Subjective and objective information was collected. The assessment tools of Gordon's 11 functional patterns, editorial discourses, observations, etc. The nursing problems thus identified are: Pain, impaired tissue integrality, body image disturbance, and hopelessness. Through understanding of past experience, respecting patients' therapeutic opinion and application of the skills of communication and empathy, individualized nursing interventions enabled the patient to adapt to the change of body image and comment on the sources of stress herself in through writing. Meanwhile, the author applied nursing intervention to help the patient deal with tumor ulcers effectively and control pain in order to maintain the best quality of life after the recurrence.