Laryngeal Cancer
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Laryngeal Cancer Incidence
Facts about laryngeal
cancer
include:
About 10,000 develop laryngeal
cancer
each year in the US.
About 4,000 people die from laryngeal
cancer
each year in the US.
Men are 10 times more likely to develop laryngeal
cancer
than women are.
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Laryngeal Cancer Risk Factors
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Last Updated: Mar 24, 2009
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Laryngeal Cancer References:
Back G, Sood S. The management of early laryngeal cancer: options for patients and therapists. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Apr;13(2):85-91.
Ferlito A, Silver CE, Howard DJ, Laccourreye O, Rinaldo A, Owen R. The role of partial laryngeal resection in current management of laryngeal cancer: a collective review. Acta Otolaryngol. 2000 Jun;120(4):456-65.
LoTempio MM, Wang KH, Sadeghi A, Delacure MD, Juillard GF, Wang MB. Comparison of quality of life outcomes in laryngeal cancer patients following chemoradiation vs. total laryngectomy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Jun;132(6):948-53.
