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James Mangan seen smiling near a river.
MSK Head and Neck Cancer Doctors Care for the Whole Person During a Difficult Diagnosis

Learn how the Head and Neck Cancer Service at MSK helps people overcome a variety of cancers while preserving facial appearance and function.
Doctor in green surgical scrubs wearing glasses and cap looking at camera.
Q&A
Q & A: MSK Leads the Way in Treating Head and Neck Cancers

Learn how MSK specialists treat head and neck cancers using the most innovative approaches.
Surgeon in blue scrubs doing operation with two assisting.
In the Clinic
Guiding Light: New Imaging Techniques Improve Head and Neck Cancer Surgeries

MSK head and neck surgeons are investigating novel imaging methods that enable them to detect and visualize cancer cells during an operation.
Pictured: Timothy Chan
In the Lab
Investigators Sequence the Genome of a Rare Head and Neck Cancer

Investigators have sequenced the genome of adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare and deadly head and neck cancer. The work sets the stage for the sequencing of additional rare cancers at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Medical illustration of nanoparticle spheres attacking cancer cell, which is beginning to disintegrate.
In the Lab
Nanoparticles Help Drugs Target Head and Neck Cancers with Reduced Side Effects

Researchers devised a novel method to ferry drugs to head and neck cancers using nanoparticles that naturally stick to a protein in tumor blood vessels.
MSK radiation oncologist and head and neck specialist Dr. Nadeem Riaz.
Article
Treatment for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Affected by Bacteria Inside the Tumors

Learn about MSK research showing that bacteria inside head and neck tumors can make a difference in their response to immunotherapy.
Family photo of a man in his 40s with wife and young son smiling in a tropical location.
Article
Nasal Cavity Cancer Patients Can Avoid Major Surgery

Learn how a new MSK treatment approach preserves patients' noses while effectively treating nasal cavity cancer.
A patient receiving a manual thyroid exam with gloved hands
Latest Treatments and Research at MSK To Treat Thyroid Cancer in 2025 

Learn about some of the latest treatments for thyroid cancer and clinical trials that have been led by researchers from MSK.
MSK patient Karren Tyler poses in front of a portrait of two dogs
Able To Speak After Tongue Cancer, Thanks to a Second Opinion at MSK and a Partial Glossectomy

Thanks to a second opinion and minimally invasive surgery at MSK to remove tongue cancer, Karren Tyler is back home in Charlottesville, Virginia, cancer free and focused on giving back to other cancer patients.
Head and Neck Surgeon Benjamin Roman seen talking with MSK colleagues.
A Second Opinion Can Reduce Cancer Costs and Improve Care

Learn how a second opinion at a highly specialized cancer center such as MSK can lead to treatment that costs less and improves quality of life and survival.