Head and Neck Cancer

Dr. Samip Patel explains what head and neck cancer is and how to reduce your risk of this increasingly common disease.

De-escalated adjuvant radiation therapy kills throat cancer cells while improving quality of life.

Dr. Gregory Jones discusses the link between HPV infection and cancers of the head and neck, including throat and mouth cancer.

Dr. Jamie Van Gompel explains how pituitary tumors can affect you, even when they aren't cancerous, and how they are treated.

Dr. David Lott discusses a pioneering procedure that uses 3D bioimplants and tissue engineering to regenerate the larynx after cancer.

Researchers replicated chronic dry mouth from radiation damage in preclinical models, laying the foundation for stem cell research to regenerate salivary tissue after cancer.

The story of Alison O'Neill's diagnosis of angiosarcoma, a rare cancer of the blood vessels, and her road to recovery with the help of regenerative medicine.

After treatment for throat cancer at Mayo Clinic, Peter Smerud is now thriving, along with the peregrine falcons he helped to reintroduce to Minnesota.

Mayo Clinic is pioneering approaches to larynx repair that have the potential to regenerate this complex organ, offering hope for people with laryngeal cancer.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Kevin Arce discusses oral cancer treatment and prevention.