Tongue cancer

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Research

Mayo Clinic doctors and scientists are dedicated to developing new treatment options for people with tongue cancer. Learn more about research in Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery.

Areas of investigation include:

  • Improving and adapting existing robotic surgery systems for use on tumors of the tongue.
  • Investigating tumor growth factors for oral cancer.
  • Evaluating new methods of use for chemotherapy.
  • Evaluating new radiation therapy regimens.
  • Investigating the relationship between HPV and head and neck cancers.
  • Researching potential gene therapies.

Cancer research is conducted in coordination with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center receives funding from the National Cancer Institute and is designated as a comprehensive cancer center. This designation recognizes the institution's scientific excellence and multidisciplinary resources focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

Publications

See a list of publications about tongue cancer by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

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Joseph Sirven, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic: Mayo's mission is about the patient. The patient comes first. So the mission and research here is to advance how we can best help the patient, how to make sure the patient comes first in care. So in many ways, it's a cycle. It can start with as simple as an idea worked on in a laboratory, brought to the patient bedside, and if everything goes right — and let's say it's helpful or beneficial — then brought on as a standard approach. And I think that is one of the unique characteristics of Mayo's approach to research — that patient-centeredness — that really helps to put it in its own spotlight.