Booklet: What You Need to Know about Laryngeal Cancer

Introduction

Each year, more than 12,000 people in the United States learn that they have cancer of the larynx. This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet will give you some important information about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this type of cancer. This booklet also has information to help you deal with cancer of the larynx if it affects you or someone you know.

Words that may be new to readers appear in italics. Definitions of these words and other terms related to cancer can be found in the Glossary. For some words, a "sounds-like" spelling is also given.

Other NCI booklets are listed in the Other Booklets section. Our materials cannot answer every question you may have about cancer of the larynx. They cannot take the place of talks with doctors, nurses, and other members of the health care team. We hope our information will help with those talks.

Researchers continue to look for better ways to diagnose and treat cancer of the larynx, and our knowledge keeps growing. For up-to-date information or to order this publication, call the NCI-supported Cancer Information Service (CIS) toll free at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).

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