There are 8 types of respiratory cancers: Lung cancer, Oral cancer, Mouth cancer, Tongue cancer, Pharynx cancer, Larynx cancer, Throat cancer, and Bronchial cancer. Lung cancer, also known as carcinoma of the lung or pulmonary carcinoma, is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung by process of metastasis into nearby tissue or other parts of the body. (Wikipedia, 26 September 2015) Common names for Oral cancer include such things as mouth cancer, tongue cancer, tonsil cancer, and throat cancer. (The Oral Cancer Foundation, May 2015). Every oral cancer patient is different. The cancer experts at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA)
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There are three parts of the larynx: The glottis, the supraglottis, and the subglottis. The glottis is where the vocal cords are, the supraglottis is the tissue above the glottis, and the subglottis is below the glottis which connects to the trachea. There are quite a few risk factors in which you can obtain this cancer. People who smoke, have excessive consumption of alcohol, have gastroestrophageal reflux (Stomach acid that goes to the esophagus), a weakened immune system, laryngeal dysplasia, male, over 55, African American, having HIV Or HPV, have any traces of this cancer in your family tree, or …show more content…
Symptoms of Larynx cancer include Hoarseness, voice changes, persistent cough, coughing blood up, lump in throat, abnormal high-pitched breathing sound, severe ear or neck pain, swelling or lumps in the neck, and weight loss that is not due to dieting. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National institutes of Health, 21 October, 2015) There are only a few ways you can get diagnosed… A Doctor will feel your throat for lumps. She or he will use an endoscope (a tube with a special light) to see your larynx, which is called laryngoscopy. The doctor would cut a small piece of tissue, if needed, and put the tissue under a microscope to fully see if the tissue is or is not healthy. This is called a biopsy. The goal of treatment is to completely remove the cancer and prevent the specific cancer or cancers from spreading to different parts of the body. (National Institutes of health, 09 September, 2015) In 1990, therapy was surgically directed. Total and partial laryngectomy surgeries were and still are the mainstream surgical procedures to treat malignant tumors. (WebMD LLC. 1994-2015) Those who undergo surgery will go through on or several of these types of surgeries. Total laryngectomy is where the larynx and vocal
There are three parts of the larynx: The glottis, the supraglottis, and the subglottis. The glottis is where the vocal cords are, the supraglottis is the tissue above the glottis, and the subglottis is below the glottis which connects to the trachea. There are quite a few risk factors in which you can obtain this cancer. People who smoke, have excessive consumption of alcohol, have gastroestrophageal reflux (Stomach acid that goes to the esophagus), a weakened immune system, laryngeal dysplasia, male, over 55, African American, having HIV Or HPV, have any traces of this cancer in your family tree, or …show more content…
Symptoms of Larynx cancer include Hoarseness, voice changes, persistent cough, coughing blood up, lump in throat, abnormal high-pitched breathing sound, severe ear or neck pain, swelling or lumps in the neck, and weight loss that is not due to dieting. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National institutes of Health, 21 October, 2015) There are only a few ways you can get diagnosed… A Doctor will feel your throat for lumps. She or he will use an endoscope (a tube with a special light) to see your larynx, which is called laryngoscopy. The doctor would cut a small piece of tissue, if needed, and put the tissue under a microscope to fully see if the tissue is or is not healthy. This is called a biopsy. The goal of treatment is to completely remove the cancer and prevent the specific cancer or cancers from spreading to different parts of the body. (National Institutes of health, 09 September, 2015) In 1990, therapy was surgically directed. Total and partial laryngectomy surgeries were and still are the mainstream surgical procedures to treat malignant tumors. (WebMD LLC. 1994-2015) Those who undergo surgery will go through on or several of these types of surgeries. Total laryngectomy is where the larynx and vocal