Incidence rate of various types of laryngeal cancer

Especially for patients who drink alcohol, have HPV virus infection, Epstein-Barr virus infection, or have more bad habits, such as staying up late, not exercising regularly, or chewing betel nuts, the incidence of laryngeal cancer will increase. Laryngeal cancer is a common malignant tumor in otolaryngology. According to the location of the tumor, it can be divided into several types, such as supraglottic laryngeal cancer, glottic laryngeal cancer, and subglottic laryngeal cancer. The incidence of laryngeal cancer is relatively high among malignant tumors in the head and neck.

How long can you live with advanced laryngeal cancer?

For patients with laryngeal tumors, it is necessary to distinguish whether the metastasis is local recurrence or distant metastasis. If it is a local recurrence, it is possible that the tumor will grow in a short period of time after radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In this case, it is difficult for us to perform a second radiotherapy. Chemotherapy can be used. If chemotherapy is effective, it may control the progression of the tumor for a considerable period of time. The main symptoms of laryngeal cancer include dyspnea, cough, hoarseness, dysphagia, and cervical lymph node metastasis. The symptoms of early laryngeal cancer are not obvious. Some only show a foreign body sensation in the throat and hoarseness, which can be easily misdiagnosed as a cold or pharyngitis. The third point depends on the patient's response to tumor treatment, which is mainly surgical treatment, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.

How to choose treatment options for laryngeal cancer patients

For early-stage laryngeal cancer, surgery is the most common treatment method. There are four types of surgical treatments: one is laryngoscope resection and partial laryngectomy. The other two are supraglottic laryngectomy and total laryngectomy. The latter two are relatively rare. Supraglottic laryngectomy is suitable for patients with supraglottic cancer, and supraglottic laryngectomy is suitable for patients with advanced laryngeal cancer. Treatments for laryngeal cancer include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and biological therapy. Currently, a comprehensive treatment method with surgery as the main method and radiotherapy and chemotherapy as the auxiliary is used. People are particularly worried when they hear that they have laryngeal cancer.