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Choose Specialized Expertise for Tongue Cancer Care

You can find the answers you have been looking for with Mayo Clinic’s team of tongue cancer experts, who will work together on personalized care that meets your needs.

Experience matters.

At Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, you will have access to personalized head and neck cancer expertise. Experts from across disciplines come together for one specific goal—to focus on you. Mayo Clinic Head and Neck Cancer Center treats all types of head and neck and skull base cancers, including tongue cancer.

A plan just for you.

Your expert team will customize your treatment plan, working in close collaborations that may include ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists, surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, speech therapists and other professionals. Test results are made available quickly, and your appointments are coordinated so you can get answers in a matter of days.

Innovation at work.

Mayo Clinic experts offer the latest advances and innovations in tongue cancer, including transoral, open or reconstructive surgery. Your team may also recommend chemotherapy, advanced proton therapy, or clinical trials, depending on the stage of your diagnosis.

What is tongue cancer?

Increasingly, cancers at the base of the tongue are associated with human papillomavirus (HPV), which profoundly affects the prognosis and treatment of the cancer. Where your tongue cancer occurs also affects your treatment. Tongue cancer can occur:

In the mouth, where it may be more likely to be seen and felt (oral tongue cancer). This type of tongue cancer tends to be diagnosed when the cancer is small and more easily removed through surgery.
In the throat, at the base of the tongue, where tongue cancer may develop with few signs and symptoms (hypopharyngeal tongue cancer).

Highly ranked for excellence.

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other hospital, according to U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic's otolaryngology (ENT) and cancer practices are also ranked among the best in the country.

When it's time to find answers, you know where to go.

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