What is Larynx Cancer?

What is Larynx Cancer?

• Larynx Cancer: Cancer of the voice box or nearby areas.

Larynx Cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Larynx Cancer, or a subtype of Larynx Cancer, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Larynx Cancer: Introduction

Types of Larynx Cancer:

Types of Larynx Cancer:

• Area of the larynx affected:
  • Glottis tumor - where the vocal cords are; most common area to start a tumor.
  • Supraglottis tumor - above the vocal cords
  • Subglottis tumor - area connecting the larynx and trachea; rare type.
• Type of cell affected:
  • Squamous cell carcinoma (larynx) - almost all cases.
• more types...»

Broader types of Larynx Cancer:

• Respiratory system cancer
• Throat cancer
• Larynx conditions
• more types...»

How many people get Larynx Cancer?

Incidence (annual) of Larynx Cancer: 12,000 annual cases in the United States (NCI); 8,900 annual cases (SEER 2002 estimate)
Incidence Rate of Larynx Cancer: approx 1 in 22,666 or 0.00% or 12,000 people in USA [about data]
Incidence of Larynx Cancer: Each year, more than 12,000 people in the United States learn that they have cancer of the larynx . (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Larynx: NCI)

Who gets Larynx Cancer?

Patient Profile for Larynx Cancer: Typically over 55.

Profile for Larynx Cancer: Cancer of the larynx occurs most often in people over the age of 55. In the United States, it is four times more common in men than in women and is more common among black Americans than among whites. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Larynx: NCI)

Gender Profile for Larynx Cancer: Men 4:1 women.

How serious is Larynx Cancer?

Complications of Larynx Cancer: see complications of Larynx Cancer
Deaths for Larynx Cancer: 3,815 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)

What causes Larynx Cancer?

Causes of Larynx Cancer: see causes of Larynx Cancer
Risk factors for Larynx Cancer: see risk factors for Larynx Cancer

What are the symptoms of Larynx Cancer?

Symptoms of Larynx Cancer: see symptoms of Larynx Cancer

Complications of Larynx Cancer: see complications of Larynx Cancer

Can anyone else get Larynx Cancer?

More information: see contagiousness of Larynx Cancer

Larynx Cancer: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Larynx Cancer.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Larynx Cancer.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Larynx Cancer: Otolaryngologist, Speech pathologist, Surgeon, Oncologist, Radiation oncologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Larynx Cancer.
Treatments for Larynx Cancer: see treatments for Larynx Cancer
Prevention of Larynx Cancer: see prevention of Larynx Cancer
Research for Larynx Cancer: see research for Larynx Cancer

Society issues for Larynx Cancer

Hospitalization statistics for Larynx Cancer: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Larynx Cancer:

• 0.034% (4,336) of hospital consultant episodes were for malignant neoplasm of larynx in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 90% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of larynx required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 81% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of larynx were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 19% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of larynx were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 20% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of larynx required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 11.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for malignant neoplasm of larynx in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for malignant neoplasm of larynx in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Larynx Cancer:

Organs and body systems related to Larynx Cancer include:

• Larynx

Name and Aliases of Larynx Cancer

Main name of condition: Larynx Cancer

Cancer of the Larynx, Voice box cancer, laryngeal cancer

Laryngeal neoplasm, Laryngeal carcinoma, Laryngeal carcinoma, Laryngeal cancer
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)