12K views · 224 reactions | With cancers of the head and neck on the rise, Mayo Clinic specialists are using improved ways to remove and treat the cancer. Research comparing the outcomes of robot-assisted transoral surgery with those of traditional surgery found that transoral surgery patients reported less pain, were more likely to be able to speak normally and many patients are eating or drinking within hours of the operation. Learn more: https://mayocl.in/3czx3HG | Mayo Clinic | Facebook