Advancements in Kidney, AYA, HPV Head & Neck Cancer Treatments + AI Esophageal Cancer Prediction

Learn about nonsurgical kidney cancer treatments, AYA cancer, HPV head and neck cancer, and using AI to predict esophageal cancer

The Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center Blog shares news, information and stories from Mayo Clinic’s cancer experts and patients. Stories featured recently on the blog include:

• Treating kidney cancer without surgery

Dr. Anne Rajkumar discusses ablation procedures, including radiation therapy and systemic therapies for treating kidney cancer.

• Meeting the needs of young people with cancer

Melody Griffith, a medical social worker, shares how she helped start an adolescent and young adult cancer program at Mayo Clinic.

• HPV-related head and neck cancer treatment is improving, but prevention is best
  Katharine Price discusses HPV-related head and neck cancers, their treatment and how the HPV vaccine can help prevent them.
• AI may help predict risk of Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancer

Researchers are studying a risk-prediction tool that could help healthcare professionals better assess which patients need screening.

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