More than 2,000 Britons are diagnosed with laryngeal cancer every year in the UK – a form of the disease that develops on the 5cm long voice box in our neck. As with all cancers, early diagnosis is ...

According to the American Cancer Society, there were 90,000 cases of laryngeal cancer diagnosed in 2007. It was the 18th most common cancer that year. What Is the Most Common Type of Laryngeal Cancer?

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 ...

Laryngeal cancer affects the tissues of the larynx, or voice box. The larynx connects the throat to the trachea, or windpipe. Risk factors for this type of cancer include tobacco and alcohol use.

Surgery to remove laryngeal (throat) cancers can affect your voice, but some organ-sparing options can protect your ability ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

WASHINGTON — A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one. Transplants of the so-called voice box ...

A person's own voice might soon be a means of detecting whether they're suffering throat cancer, a new study says. Men with cancer of the larynx, or voice box, have distinct differences in their ...

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 ...

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 ...

Oropharyngeal cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. It affects the cells in the middle part of your throat, or what’s called the oropharynx. Early signs are easy to miss. “We can't see that area ...