Throat Cancer Care at Mayo Clinic

At Mayo Clinic, you will have access to comprehensive throat (pharynx) and voice box (larynx) cancer expertise. Specialists from across disciplines come together for one specific goal—to focus on you.

At Mayo Clinic, your team of experts will customize your treatment plan, working in close collaborations that may include ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons and rehabilitation specialists. Test results are made available quickly, and your appointments are coordinated so you can get answers in a matter of days.

Mayo Clinic experts offer the latest advancements and innovations in throat cancer. Treatment options may include a laryngectomy, pharyngectomy or surgery to remove cancerous lymph nodes. Your team may also recommend advanced proton therapy or clinical trials.

Mayo Clinic's Head and Neck Cancer Center treats all types of head and neck and skull base cancers.

Nasopharyngeal cancer  begins in the nasopharynx — the part of your throat just behind your nose.
Oropharyngeal cancer  begins in the oropharynx — the part of your throat right behind your mouth that includes your tonsils.
Hypopharyngeal cancer (laryngopharyngeal cancer)  begins in the hypopharynx (laryngopharynx) — the lower part of your throat, just above your esophagus and windpipe.
Glottic cancer  begins in the vocal cords.
Supraglottic cancer  begins in the upper portion of the voice box and includes cancer that affects the epiglottis, which is a piece of cartilage that blocks food from going into your windpipe.
Subglottic cancer  begins in the lower portion of your voice box, below your vocal cords.

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Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center is designated by the National Cancer Institute as a comprehensive cancer center.

Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center is nationally accredited by the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer (CoC).