The best treatment for laryngeal cancer

What are the best treatments for laryngeal cancer? Modern medicine is constantly developing with the advancement of science and technology. Thanks to the development of medicine, the treatment of laryngeal cancer has become more and more ideal, and the effect has been significantly improved. There are more and more treatment methods. For patients, this is undoubtedly a good thing, but the various treatments may not be suitable for all laryngeal cancer patients. What are the best treatments for laryngeal cancer?

1. Radiation therapy

Cobalt-60 and linear accelerators are currently the main means of radiotherapy. For early laryngeal cancer, the cure rate and 5-year survival rate of radiotherapy are comparable to those of surgical treatment. The disadvantage is that the treatment cycle is long and symptoms such as loss of taste, smell and dry mouth may occur.

2. Combination of surgery and radiotherapy

It refers to surgery plus preoperative or postoperative radiotherapy, which can increase the 5-year survival rate of surgical treatment by 10% to 20%.

3. Chemotherapy

According to the effect, it is divided into induction chemotherapy, adjuvant chemotherapy, palliative chemotherapy, etc. Induction chemotherapy is the administration of drugs before surgery or radiotherapy, when the tumor has abundant blood supply, which is conducive to the effect of drugs. Adjuvant chemotherapy refers to the addition of chemotherapy after surgery or radiotherapy to kill possible residual tumor cells. Palliative chemotherapy refers to the use of palliative treatment for patients with recurrence or systemic metastasis who cannot undergo surgery.

4. Biological therapy

Although there are some reports, most biological treatments are still in the experimental stage and their efficacy is not confirmed. They include recombinant cytokines, adoptively transferred immune cells, monoclonal antibodies, tumor molecular vaccines, etc.

The above is a detailed introduction to "the best treatment for laryngeal cancer". I believe everyone has a certain understanding that if laryngeal cancer is not actively treated, it will cause very serious complications and even threaten the patient's life safety. Therefore, once it is discovered, it is necessary to pay attention to the treatment of the disease.