Laryngeal Cancer
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People may be hoarse or have a lump in the neck or difficulty breathing or swallowing.
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A biopsy is needed for diagnosis.
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Prognosis depends on how advanced the cancer is.
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Treatment is usually with surgery and radiation therapy, but sometimes chemotherapy is also used.
Cancer of the voice box (larynx), a common area of cancer within the head and neck, occurs more often in men than in women. It is linked to cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption.
ENT & Allergy
Physicians:
06/23/2010
