https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n Cancer of the Larynx en-us 2017-12-13 03:48:07 UTC 2025-11-19 14:53:19 UTC hello@padlet.com zach1330 https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215665700 The larynx, also known as the voice box, is a tube connecting the trachea and the pharynx. The larynx is part of the respiratory system and is around 12-13 centimeters long. Inside the trachea are your vocal cords, and the epiglottis, which is a flap that keeps food from entering your trachea.]]> 2017-12-13 03:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215665700 zach1330 https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215665835 To test for laryngeal cancer your doctor will perform either a physical examination (the doctor feeling for lumps around your throat), a laryngoscopy (seeing into the larynx using a wire or tube, such as a mirror or a fiber optic cable) , or a biopsy (cutting tissue from the larynx and examining it).]]> 2017-12-13 03:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215665835 zach1330 https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215670693 Laryngeal cancer becomes more common with age, and affects men more often than women. It is the 20th most common form of cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute.]]> 2017-12-13 04:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215670693 zach1330 https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215671482 2017-12-13 05:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215671482 zach1330 https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215671611 The largest risk factors are tobacco and alcohol use. Other risk factors include poor nutrition, HPV, and asbestos exposure.

Interestingly, risk rates for men are almost four times as high as risk rates for women. African-Americans and Caucasian people also have a higher risk than other ethnic groups.]]> 2017-12-13 05:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215671611 zach1330 https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215671829 Some symptoms are: 

• Chronic hoarse voice
• Sore throat
• Coughing
• Trouble breathing and swallowing.
• Ear pain

]]> 2017-12-13 05:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215671829 zach1330 https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215672205 Laryngeal cancer may be treated with a laryngectomy, a type of surgery used  to try to cut the 'infected' tissue out. Unfortunately, this surgery involves partial or full removal of the voice box. This means you will not be able to speak again, and you must breathe through a stoma (a hole in your neck). Other treatments often used are radiotherapy (using waves similar to x-rays to kill cancer cells), chemotherapy (using drugs and chemicals to kill off cancer cells), or a combination of the two, called chemo-radiotherapy.]]> 2017-12-13 05:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215672205 zach1330 https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215672835 http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/laryngeal/laryngeal-cancer/?region=on

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/laryngeal-and-hypopharyngeal-cancer/

https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/laryn.html

http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/laryngeal-cancer]]> 2017-12-13 05:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/zach1330/uf6kn0t00y9n/wish/215672835