How harmful is laryngeal cancer?

It is well known that laryngeal cancer can cause a lot of pain to patients. It not only causes great harm to the patient's body, but also brings considerable psychological trauma to the patient. However, do you know the specific harms caused by laryngeal cancer? Below we will give you a detailed introduction to the harm of laryngeal cancer, hoping to help you understand laryngeal cancer.

1. Persistent hoarseness: Laryngeal cancer often affects the vocal cords. Even if the size is small, it can cause the patient to have hoarseness. Hoarseness is the earliest sign of laryngeal cancer. Adults who have unexplained hoarseness that lasts for more than two weeks should undergo a detailed laryngeal examination and should not take it lightly.

2. Abnormal sensation in the throat: foreign body sensation, urgency or swallowing discomfort are early symptoms of supraglottic laryngeal cancer. However, the initial symptoms of this type of cancer are often not obvious and are not discovered until the second or third stage. Therefore, if middle-aged and elderly people have throat discomfort, they should undergo a comprehensive and detailed examination.

3. Coughing with blood in sputum: Tumor stimulation may cause irritating dry cough with blood in sputum, and patients often feel sticky mucus. When the tumor grows, it will block the airway, making it difficult for tracheal secretions to be discharged, causing respiratory infections, wheezing, and even dyspnea. In the middle and late stages, it will manifest as persistent coughing and changes in pronunciation.

4. Reflex pain: When laryngeal cancer is combined with ulcers, inflammation or laryngeal cartilage periostitis, it can cause reflex pain in the nerves, manifested as headache and ear pain on the same side. These symptoms mainly occur in patients with supraglottic tumors.