Soft palate cancer

By Mayo Clinic Staff
Dec. 23, 2025

Research

Doctors and scientists in Mayo Clinic's Department of Otolaryngology are studying new ways to diagnose and treat soft palate cancer, including research into improving and innovating head and neck surgery techniques.

Publications

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

  1. Oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Cancer.Net. https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/oral-and-oropharyngeal-cancer/view-all. Accessed May 17, 2023.
  2. Townsend CM Jr, et al. Head and neck. In: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice. 21st ed. Elsevier; 2022. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed May 19, 2023.
  3. Head and neck cancers. National Comprehensive Cancer Network. https://www.nccn.org/guidelines/guidelines-detail?category=1&id=1437. Accessed May 17, 2023.
  4. Ami TR. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. May 15, 2023.
  5. Niederhuber JE, et al., eds. Cancer of the head and neck. In: Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 6th ed. Elsevier; 2020. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed May 17, 2023.
  6. Oropharyngeal cancer treatment (Adult) (PDQ) — Patient version. National Cancer Institute. https://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/patient/adult/oropharyngeal-treatment-pdq. Accessed May 19, 2023.
  7. 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2021-03/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans-2020-2025.pdf. Accessed May 17, 2023.