Laryngeal (Larynx) Cancer
Laryngeal (Larynx) Cancer: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Future Outlook.: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Future Outlook.
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What is Laryngeal (Larynx) Cancer?
Laryngeal cancer arises in the larynx (voice box), mostly squamous cell (95%), affecting glottis (60%, vocal cords), supraglottis (35%), subglottis (5%). In 2025, ~12,290 US cases, more in men, linked to tobacco/HPV.
Symptoms
Symptoms include hoarseness (>2 weeks), sore throat, swallowing pain, neck lump, ear pain, cough, breathlessness, weight loss. Glottic causes voice changes early; supraglottic dysphagia. In 2025, symptoms prompt laryngoscopy.
Causes
Causes include smoking/alcohol (85%), HPV (oropharyngeal overlap), radiation, asbestos. Genetic mutations in TP53. In 2025, HPV vaccines reduce incidence.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis uses laryngoscopy/biopsy, CT/MRI/PET for staging (TNM), HPV testing. In 2025, AI endoscopy improves accuracy.
Treatment
Early: surgery (laser) or radiation, preserving voice. Advanced: chemo-radiation, laryngectomy. Targeted/immunotherapy for recurrent. In 2025, de-escalation for HPV+.
Future Outlook
In 2025, 5-year survival is 60%, 80% localised. HPV+ has 85%. By 2030, vaccines/immunotherapy could raise to 70%.
Sources
The information for laryngeal cancer is sourced from Cleveland Clinic’s “Laryngeal Cancer: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment” for treatment; Cancer Center’s “Laryngeal Cancer Symptoms, Causes and Survival Rate” for survival; NHS’s “Treatment. Laryngeal (larynx) cancer” for treatment; Dana-Farber’s “Throat (Laryngeal) Cancer” for symptoms; NCBI’s “Laryngeal Cancer – StatPearls” for prognosis; MSD Manuals’s “Laryngeal Cancer – Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders” for disorders; MD Anderson’s “Laryngeal cancer: What you should know” for overview; MedTour’s “Laryngeal cancer (larynx tumor) – symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment” for diagnosis; MSKCC’s “Laryngeal Cancer – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center” for symptoms; MSD Manuals’s “Laryngeal Cancer” for cancer.