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Introduction: Laryngeal cancer
Description of Laryngeal cancer
Laryngeal cancer (medical condition): Cancer of the laryngeal area. Smoking and alcohol increase the risk of this cancer.
See also:
Laryngeal carcinoma:
»Introduction: Laryngeal carcinoma
»Symptoms of Laryngeal carcinoma
»Causes of Laryngeal carcinoma
»Treatments for Laryngeal carcinoma
Laryngeal cancer: Rare Disease
Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Laryngeal cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Laryngeal cancer, or a subtype of Laryngeal cancer,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Laryngeal cancer as a Disease
Laryngeal cancer: Another name for Laryngeal carcinoma (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Laryngeal carcinoma
»Symptoms of Laryngeal carcinoma
»Causes of Laryngeal carcinoma
»Treatments for Laryngeal carcinoma
Causes of Laryngeal cancer
Some of the causes of Laryngeal cancer are included in the list below:
- Smoking
- Heavy chronic consumption of alcohol
- Family history
Read more about causes of Laryngeal cancer (Laryngeal carcinoma)
Symptoms of Laryngeal cancer (Laryngeal carcinoma)
Some of the symptoms of Laryngeal cancer incude:
- Dysphagia
- Sensation of fullness in back of throat
- Hoarseness
- Voice changes
- Neck lump
See full list of 18 symptoms of Laryngeal cancer (Laryngeal carcinoma)
Treatments for Laryngeal cancer (Laryngeal carcinoma)
Treatments for Laryngeal cancer (Laryngeal carcinoma) include:
- Surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy
- Specific treatment depends on the location, type, and stage of the tumour. Treatment may involve surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy, alone or in combination
Read more about treatments for Laryngeal cancer
Treatment of Laryngeal cancer: For more treatment information about Laryngeal cancer, see treatment of Laryngeal carcinoma (Laryngeal cancer)
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Terms Similar to Laryngeal cancer:
Source - NIH
The following terms can be used for Laryngeal cancer
Source: CRISP
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