Minimally Invasive Early Stage Oral Cancer Treatment Proves Successful

For Henry Ford patient Marlene Calverley, the biopsy meant having three lymph nodes removed instead of 30 to 60 lymph nodes, as well as a two-inch scar instead of a five- to six-inch scar. It also meant no neck drains, no physical therapy, and a decreased risk of complications. "We are one of the few, if not the first, medical centers in the state of Michigan to adopt this new paradigm for treating early oral cavity squamous cell cancers," said head and neck cancer surgeon Tamer A. Ghanem,...

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