Elderly male smokers who lose their voice should be alert to laryngeal cancer

Mr. Liu is a true writer. He has published more than a thousand short stories and micro-novels in domestic and foreign journals of all sizes. When he is mentioned, there is always such an image in my mind: under the desk lamp, a thin, bald old man, holding a cigarette in one hand, taking a puff from time to time, and writing on paper with the other hand. Mr. Liu is an old smoker with a history of nearly 60 years. Unconsciously, his voice has become low and hoarse, with vicissitudes and magnetism. He never cared about it, thinking it was pharyngitis. He would take throat lozenges, anti-inflammatory drugs, and drink herbal tea when he felt uncomfortable. In the past six months, Mr. Liu occasionally felt difficulty breathing, sometimes he couldn't catch his breath when speaking, and he would cough up bloody sputum. Last week, Mr. Liu suddenly couldn't speak, and rushed to the hospital for a check-up. It was found that he was already...

Laryngeal cancer is a malignant tumor originating from the epithelial tissue of the laryngeal mucosa. It is more common in middle-aged and elderly men, 90% of whom have a history of smoking. Middle-aged and elderly men are prone to laryngeal cancer, especially those who smoke for a long time, drink a lot of alcohol, are accustomed to eating hot food, often eat chili peppers, and like to eat barbecue. If you suddenly lose your voice, you should be highly alert to laryngeal cancer, because hoarseness, difficulty in pronunciation, and loss of voice are manifestations of disease progression. Once they occur, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible.