Four Stages Of Laryngeal Cancer

The larynx’s main function is to provide airway, protect thr bronchial tree and to allow phonation. When there are growths that develop on the structure, the function is compromised. Laryngeal Cancer is characterized as a disease where masses, cancer cells, begin to accumulate in the larynx. Laryngeal Cancer is a very rare type of cancer, according to cancerresearchuk, approximately twenty-four thousand of patients are diagnosed with Laryngeal Cancer in a year, which is relatively two to five percent of cancerous cases diagnosed in a given year. Laryngeal is categorized into four stages that are determined by how much the cancer cells have spread to other parts of the body. The higher the stage, the more the cancer has spread which induces …show more content…
Stage I, cancerous cells have begun to develop. Cancerous cells can develop in the Supraglottis (both vocal folds function normally), Glottis, this is where cancer cells can develop on one of the vocal folds or both, and also the Subglottis. (cancer has spread to one of the vocal folds or both). Stage III the cancerous cells have spread supraglottis, glottis or subglottis. Cancerous cells found in the the supraglottis the cancer will be in other areas including in one of the lymph nodes. Cancerous cells found in the glottis the cancer has spread to the supraglottis and may have also spread to the subglottis, causing the vocal folds to not be able to function normally. Cancerous cells found in the subglottis the vocal folds are not able to function properly. Stage IV is divided into IVA, IVB, an IVC. IV is characterized as the cancer has spread through thyroid cartilage beyond and is now found in the trachea, thyroid and or esophagus. Stage IVB is characterized as the cancer has spread in front of the spinal column and or has spread to parts of the chest. Stage IVC is characterized as the cancer has spread to bone, lungs, and or …show more content…
Risk factors are characterized as increasing a person’s chance of developing the disorder but is not the single reason why the disorder was contracted. There are many general risk factor based off of demographics. Laryngeal cancer is more common in men compared to women. According to cancer research men are four times as many men with Laryngeal cancer compared to women. Laryngeal cancer is much more common in patients who are over 40. ”More than 50% of people with laryngeal cancer are age 65 or older when the disease is found” (University of Rochester 2016). Compared to Asians and Latinos, Laryngeal Cancer is more significant in African Americans and Caucasian. According to canncerresearchuk, “Patients are also more likely to develop laryngeal cancer if their first degree relatives have been diagnosed with head and neck cancer.” A first degree relative would be considered a parent, sibling or an