Laryngeal cancer affects roughly 12,500 people in the U.S. annually, with about 4,000 deaths. Persistent hoarseness, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, and a lump in the neck or throat are potential ...

Patients with laryngeal cancer who stopped smoking before receiving treatment had better survival outcomes, compared with patients who actively smoke. Patients newly diagnosed with laryngeal cancer ...

Cancer of the voice box or larynx is an important public health burden. In 2021, there were an estimated 1.1 million cases of laryngeal cancer worldwide, and approximately 100,000 people died from it.

Black patients with laryngeal cancer are less likely to get larynx preservation treatments than white patients, a new study shows (Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery, July 2012, Vol.

Smoking doesn’t just cause lung cancer. It’s also a major risk factor for cancers of the trachea, which is the main air passageway (also called the windpipe), and the larynx (the voice box). Laryngeal ...

A surgeon at Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is the first in the U.S. to use a blue laser to treat early glottic cancer, a common type of laryngeal cancer. David Rosow, MD, an ...

For years, Marty Kedian had been without a voice. Kedian, who hails from Haverhill, Mass., has undergone dozens of surgeries while being treated for a rare form of laryngeal cancer. As a result, he ...

Phoenix-based Mayo Clinic in Arizona performed the third total larynx transplant in the U.S. and the first to be performed on a patient with active cancer. The larynx, most commonly known as the voice ...

Cancer of the voice box or larynx is an important public health burden. In 2021, there were an estimated 1.1 million cases of laryngeal cancer worldwide, and approximately 100,000 people died from it.

A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after a successful larynx transplant performed at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Marty Kedian, a 59-year-old man from Haverhill, underwent the complex procedure ...

A deadly form of cancer could soon be detected early by AI simply listening to a patient's voice, scientists say. They believe state-of-the-art machine learning technology will be able to spot early ...