The Duke Head and Neck Cancer Clinic brings together a multidisciplinary team of experienced cancer specialists and support staff to provide comprehensive, compassionate care for patients battling cancers of the mouth, salivary glands, nasal cavity, sinuses, throat, larynx, and lymph nodes.

Located within one of the world’s premier academic medical centers, the Head and Neck Cancer Clinic uses Duke University Medical Center’s vast resources to employ the most innovative treatments.

The goal of the program is to ensure that each patient receives state-of-the-art treatment while maintaining the highest quality of life throughout treatment and recovery.

Approximately 40,000 men and women are diagnosed with head and neck cancer each year in the United States.

While many people who develop head and neck cancer use tobacco or drink alcohol, one-third of the patients treated at Duke for a head and neck cancer rarely drink and have never used tobacco.

Head and neck cancer is one of the fastest evolving areas of treatment and research.