What are the symptoms of laryngeal cancer?
A positive result of cancer treatment can only be obtained if the disease was detected in the early stages. Some types of cancer appear already at the first stage, but the symptoms are often not obvious.
What kind of cancer can be identified by voice and what you need to pay attention to, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to RBC-Ukraine.< /p>
«If you have a hoarse voice for more than three weeks, it may be a sign of laryngeal cancer. This is one of the most common symptoms. But a hoarse voice can be caused by other reasons, one of the most common is laryngitis & # 187;, & # 8212; doctors note.
They said symptoms of laryngeal cancer may include:
- Sore throat
- Persistent cough
- Pain or difficulty swallowing
- Feeling of a lump in the neck or throat
Of rarer symptoms of this type of cancer, doctors call dysphonia — trouble making voice sounds, as well as pain in the ears.
The larynx is the part of the pharynx that forms the entrance to the trachea, it helps a person to breathe and speak.
The larynx cancer is most common in people over 60 years of age and more often this type oncology affects men.
All cancers that affect the larynx are called laryngeal cancer or vocal cord cancer.
«These cancers are almost always cancer of the glottis, which detected at an early stage due to voice changes. They are almost always treatable with endoscopic surgery or radiation therapy», — experts explained.