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For many patients, surgery is not the end of treatment — it’s the beginning of a longer road. When I perform a major head and neck cancer resection, one of the questions I hear most often in the days that follow is: Will I need radiation? It depends, and the recommendation comes from a careful review of your pathology, your anatomy, and your overall health. If radiation is recommended, knowing what to expect — why it’s done, what it feels like, and how to get through it — ma

If your doctor has mentioned transoral robotic surgery — TORS — as a possible treatment for your throat cancer, you are likely trying to make sense of what that actually means. The term can sound intimidating, and for most patients it describes something they have never heard of before their diagnosis. This article is meant to explain what TORS is, why it exists, who it is appropriate for, and what the experience looks like for a patient going through it. Why Throat Cancer Su

The transoral robotic surgery is done under general anesthesia. The surgery starts with an examination of the throat, called direct...

The Head and Neck Cancer Program at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is the first in the state of Wisconsin to utilize a new robotic...