Print Departments and specialties Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery. Departments that treat this condition Cancer Care at Mayo Clinic Head and Neck Cancer Center Oncology (Medical) Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Otolaryngology (ENT)/Head and Neck Surgery Plastic Surgery Proton Beam Therapy Program Radiation Oncology Surgery Trauma, Critical Care and General Surgery in Rochester Areas that research this condition Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery Research ResearchDoctors and scientists are studying new ways to diagnose and treat tonsil cancer, including research into improving and innovating head and neck surgery techniques. Mayo Clinic doctors are studying innovative treatment protocols for people with tonsil cancer related to HPV that decrease the amount of treatment given and reduce the associated side effects, without sacrificing cure rates. In clinical trials, doctors are using lower doses of chemotherapy and radiation to treat HPV-associated tonsil cancer. Cancer research is conducted in coordination with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center receives funding from the National Cancer Institute and is designated as a comprehensive cancer center — recognition for an institution's scientific excellence and multidisciplinary resources focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. PublicationsSee a list of publications about tonsil cancer by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine. Research Profiles Edit search filters close Narrow your search By location Arizona Florida Minnesota View all View all physicians • Minnesota Garces, Yolanda I. M.D. Minnesota Loprinzi, Charles L. M.D. Minnesota Molina, Julian R. M.D., Ph.D. Minnesota Moore, Eric J. M.D. Minnesota Okuno, Scott H. M.D. Minnesota Price, Daniel L. M.D. Minnesota Sarkaria, Jann N. M.D. Minnesota Smith, David I. Ph.D. Minnesota By Mayo Clinic Staff Tonsil cancer care at Mayo Clinic Request an appointment Diagnosis & treatmentCare at Mayo Clinic Sept. 22, 2022 Print Related Tonsils Associated Procedures Home enteral nutrition Transoral robotic surgery Products & Services A Book: Mayo Clinic on Digestive Health Tonsil cancerSymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentDoctors&departmentsCare atMayoClinic Research: It's all about patients Show transcript for video Research: It's all about patients [MUSIC PLAYING] 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. CON-20198279 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Tonsil cancer