Can early laryngeal cancer be completely cured?

After laryngeal cancer occurs, the harm to the patient is very serious, and the cause of this disease is closely related to our diet and the external environment, so it is necessary to carefully analyze the relevant conditions of the disease so that it can help in the treatment and recovery process. The cure rate of this disease may be a concern for the majority of patients.

Anyone over 40 years old who has the above symptoms should highly suspect the possibility of laryngeal cancer and should go to the hospital for further diagnostic examinations as soon as possible. Such as indirect laryngoscopy, X-ray examination, microlaryngoscopy, DNA quantitative determination, etc. For patients diagnosed with early laryngeal cancer, it is critical to consider what treatment plan to use. Traditionally, total laryngectomy is the main method for clinical treatment of early laryngeal cancer. Its advantage is that it can more thoroughly remove the cancerous tissue and reduce the chance of local recurrence. However, this means that the patient will lose the larynx for life, lose normal language function, and cannot guarantee normal physiological respiratory pathways. This is a pity for patients with early laryngeal cancer, especially those with more localized cancer.

Generally speaking, the cure rate of early laryngeal cancer can be as high as 90%. For radical laryngeal cancer, if there is a local recurrence, total laryngectomy can still have a cure rate of 68%. For patients who relapse after radical surgery, the curative effect of radiotherapy is very poor, and the cure rate does not exceed 10%. The cure rates of surgery and radiotherapy for stage I laryngeal cancer are both over 90%. Stage II and some stage III tumors can undergo surgery to preserve laryngeal function, sometimes including neck dissection. For stage I or stage II voice reconstruction surgery, some patients can acquire language communication ability. After surgery, voice function can also be acquired through esophageal voice, artificial voice generator, etc. Advanced laryngeal cancer should be treated with total laryngectomy, which sometimes must include neck dissection.

At present, the treatment of laryngeal cancer includes surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and biological therapy, etc. Sometimes multiple treatment methods are combined to improve the 5-year survival rate of laryngeal cancer, preserve the vocal function of the patient's larynx to the maximum extent, and improve the patient's quality of life. In histology and embryology, the left and right sides of the larynx develop independently, and the supraglottis, glottis and subglottis come from different primordia; the left and right lymphatic drainage is not connected to each other, and the supraglottis, glottis and subglottis lymphatic drainage are independent, which provides a basis for surgical treatment of the larynx, especially partial resection. Different surgical procedures can be used according to the different locations of the cancer.

The cure rate of laryngeal cancer is not fixed. It is related to the patient's physical condition and attitude towards the disease. Adjustment of mentality are important factors that can improve the cure rate. I hope everyone can firmly grasp these good contents and information.