Larynx Cancer (cont.)
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- The larynx is the voice box located at the top of the
windpipe
(trachea).
- Cancer of the larynx occurs most often in people over the
age of 55
years.
- People who stop smoking can greatly reduce their risk of
cancer of
the larynx.
- Painless hoarseness can be a symptom of cancer of the
larynx.
- The larynx can be examined with a viewing tube called a
laryngoscope.
- Treatment of cancer of the larynx depends on the location
and size of
the tumor as well as the age and health of the patient.
- Cancer of the larynx is usually treated with radiation
therapy or
surgery. Chemotherapy can also be used for cancers that have
spread.
SOURCE: National Cancer Institute, www.cancer.gov
Last Editorial Review: 8/3/2006
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