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  • Robotic Tongue Cancer Surgery

    February 6, 2009
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Cancerous tumors in the head and neck  are often hard to reach. Doctors have to cut through bones such as your jaw to reach them. Now, doctors at Mayo Clinic are using robots to access these cancers through your mouth, leaving face bones intact.

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