Throat Cancer

Innovative technology to treat head and neck cancers

Surgeon Dr. Phillip Pirgousis explains how transoral robotic surgery is making treatment safer and less invasive.

Protecting kids from cancer with HPV vaccine

Dr. Kim Barbel Johnson explains why the HPV vaccine should be part of a routine vaccination schedule for all children.

3 types of head and neck cancers

An overview of three types of head and neck cancer often caused by HPV: tonsil cancer, soft palate cancer and tongue cancer.

Dear Mayo Clinic: Defining 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.

Less is more: The new approach to treating HPV-related throat cancer

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

HPV infection may cause throat, mouth cancer

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