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Laryngeal Cancer
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Question: What is the awareness ribbon color for Laryngeal cancer? I've been trying to find the awareness ribbon color for Laryngeal Cancer and have been unable to. I know that light purple tends to be the general Cancer awareness ribbon, but I am looking specifically for Laryngeal Cancer.
Answer: The only thing I could find was esophageal cancer, sorry. It's periwinkle.
Question: how can drink adequate amount of water in laryngeal cancer? my uncle is laryngeal cancer patient. he can not take normal amount of water bcos of caugh but saturated water i.e mix with some food supplement cant make such much caugh.Any one can tell me how can he drink pure water without caughing
Answer: he can't. his swallowing ability is impaired that he is at risk for aspiratrion thats why he needs thickened fluids. There's nothing wrong with thickened fluids. You can make anything thicker even cola
Question: anyone know home remedy of laryngeal cancer by vinca rosea? does vinca rosea is used in laryngeal cancer anyone know home remedy.
Answer: vinblastine and vincristine, two chemotherapeutic agents used in leukemia are made from this plant. Leukemia is very different from laryngeal cancer so these are not the drugs you need and I would HIGHLY advise against gambling your life (or whoever it is who has the laryngeal cancer) on a home remedy for cancer. You might very well be taking the wrong drug, the wrong dose (which can also kill you) or just give the cancer a chance to progress to such a point that by the time you do realize that you need medical help, it's too late to do anything. For your sake, please go see your physician.
Question: Does anyone have personal experience with laryngeal cancer? A friend diagnosed - stage III.
I'm petty clear about the treatment plan and have read material from American Cancer Society but would so appreciate hearing from someone who has actually gone through it. Thank you for sharing in advance.
Answer: Hi there, sorry to hear about your friend, you must be very worried about her/him.
I had cancer of the larynx at the very young age of 23 - my doctor didn't diagnose it for over 1 year, so I was at stage 3-4 when she eventually referred me to a specialist.
I wasn't a drinker or a smoker - my specialist said that sometimes the disease develops if you have glandular fever/Epstein Barr (which I did at the age of 14)
I didn't have my larynx removed - I had radiotherapy daily for 8 weeks, which gets very tiring and makes your skin sore.
They gave me a strong dose of radiotherapy as I was young and the disease was fast growing - the older you are (in general) the slower this type of thing progresses.
Happily, more than 12 years later, I am still here, my voice is fine (although when I am tired, or have a cold, it does tend to suffer - but apparently it sounds very sexy!!!)
It is terrifying when you are diagnosed - I think it's worse for friends and family, as they feel powerless to help you.
I wasted time and energy feeling angry at my doctor who had failed to diagnose me, and feeling self pity, why me? etc.
Tell your friend to talk to people, and encourage friends to talk about it to him/her - cancer ceases to be as scary when we talk about it.
Thinking of you both, and wishing you healthy X X X
Question: is there any treatment of laryngeal cancer in homeopathy.my father is above 80.? is there any treatment if laryngeal cancer in hpmeopathy.As my father is abobve 80 yrs old he will not able to go through surgery or laser.
Answer: There is always radiation, and he might be able to get through that; he ought to at least here a radiation oncologist's opinion.
There is no known homeopathy benefit here; if you are swayed towards that line of therapy, you won't believe that and try it anyway. There is probably little harm to try it, but similarly there is little to gain either. If you stick all your eggs in the homeopathy basket, I believe the outcome will be poor, but it may be poor no matter what, depending on his health.
Question: What is the laryngeal cancer? ? please just tell me what it is. in simple words no links please thanks =)
okay i know its the cancer of the larynx. but does it make you not talk?
Answer: It is cancer of the larynx.
EDIT: Yes it can stop you from speaking, but that usually occurs after surgery. Usually the symptoms are a change of the voice and/or persistent hoarseness.
Question: My brother-in-law was diagnosed with stage 4 of laryngeal cancer? He will have a tracheotomy performed in a couple of days, besides what doctors tell us is there anything else that we should know or look forward to. He just turned 36 years old a few days ago. Doctors haven't gave him a life expentancy, we believe in God and hope for the best. He will undergo chemotherapy and radiation.
Answer: He will have radiation and chemotherapy. Chemo makes people nausius(sp).He will lose his hair and will get weak.He will need alot of mental support as well as physical. He will get depressed and go through stages. Be there to support him. Someone needs to go with him to his treatments and his doctor visits. When he gets sad let him talk.Mainly show him support. Also doctors don't know what a persons life expectancy is. They said my husband had maybe 6 months if he was lucky. He is going on 3 years. He has stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer that went to his brain.
He may also doubt God. Help him keep his faith.
Question: Laryngeal cancer or Vocal fold nodules?? I have not been able to talk for about a month now....its pretty much freaking me out. I am 25 years old, and I get married in 3 months. I went to the doctor and he is sending me to a ear, nose, and throat doctor for better look. It feels like I have a "bump" or "something stuck", in my throat but I feel healthy as can be, just fatigued more than often. I dont really know much about this stuff, but this question is for people with experience that can give me kind of peace of mind before I go to the doc. Are the symptoms between Laryngeal cancer and Vocal fold nodules identical? Are there any other symptoms besided voice loss and "bump in my throat" that I should be concerned about?? Thank you for your help!!
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Answer: The only thing I have heard about this type of thing is when you have cancer in your lymph nodes they will be swollen and not hurt. I have not heard about vocal fold nodules. Try to relax worrying will make you feel worse
Question: what is the best cure laryngeal cancer? if its already on its 4th stage?
Answer: Chemo? Ask a doctor, I assume it means throat cancer? Do you have a stoma?
Question: What are the chances of me getting cancer? Cancer cases from my father side:
Father - brain cancer just before 50 b-day
Grandmother - intestine cancer in her 60's
Grandfather - laryngeal cancer ~60's
from mother side:
Grandmother - gastric cancer in ~75
I would be thankful if someone would tell me what are the odds for me in getting cancer.
Answer: From the information you give, you are at no increased risk of cancer.
Cancer is rarely hereditary - fewer than 10% of cases are.
You don't inherit a general tendency to get cancer, and a number of family members having had different types of cancer is not hereditary.
A sign that a cancer MAY be hereditary within a family is when several members of the same side of that family have had the SAME type of cancer (eg all had breast cancer, or all had colon cancer), especially if some developed it at a younger than usual age.
And cancer that's diagnosed after the age of 50 is even less likely to be hereditary.
With at least one in three people getting cancer at some point in their lives, it's not unusual for several members of the same extended family to have non-hereditary cancers.
Often people think this means cancer 'runs in their family', but this is rarely the case.
In my own family, two of my grandparents died of cancer. Both my parents had cancer and my mother died of it. So did my aunt, my uncle and my cousin. None of their cancers were hereditary, and no members of my immediate or extended family have ever been considered at increased risk of any of the cancers they had.
Of my parents' 6 children, now aged between 47 and 60, I am the only one who has developed cancer, and mine too is non-hereditary and unconnected to theirs
Question: Laryngeal cancer? I have not been able to talk for about a month now....its pretty much freaking me out. I am 25 years old, and I get married in 3 months. I went to the doctor and he is sending me to a ear, nose, and throat doctor for better look. It feels like I have a "bump" or "something stuck", in my throat but I feel healthy as can be, just fatigued more than often. I dont really know much about this stuff, but this question is for people with experience that can give me kind of peace of mind before I go to the doc. Are the symptoms between Laryngeal cancer and Vocal fold nodules identical? Are there any other symptoms besided voice loss and "bump in my throat" that I should be concerned about?? Thank you for your help!!
Feel free to message me on
Yahoo - stl_rams_80
AIM- fixxxer168
Answer: It's good that you are going to have the necessary medical attention. Anything we could tell you here would be most speculative because we can't examine you. Given your age, I would speculate you are suffering from polyps, which are easily removed and mostly benign.
Question: Is Laryngeal cancer life threatening????
Answer: It all depends on what stage the cancer was found.
Here's more from webmd.com & the link to the article is in the source box:
After laryngeal cancer has been diagnosed, tests are done to find out if cancer cells have spread within the larynx or to other parts of the body.
The process used to find out if cancer has spread within the larynx or to other parts of the body is called staging. The information gathered from the staging process determines the stage of the disease. It is important to know the stage of the disease in order to plan treatment. The results of some of the tests used to diagnose laryngeal cancer are often also used to stage the disease.
The following stages are used for laryngeal cancer:
Stage 0 (Carcinoma in Situ)
In stage 0, abnormal cells are found in the lining of the larynx. These abnormal cells may become cancer and spread into nearby normal tissue. Stage 0 is also called carcinoma in situ.
Stage I
In stage I, cancer has formed. Stage I laryngeal cancer depends on where cancer is found in the larynx:
Supraglottis: Cancer is in one area of the supraglottis only and the vocal cords can move normally.
Glottis: Cancer is in one or both vocal cords and the vocal cords can move normally.
Subglottis: Cancer is in the subglottis only.
Stage II
In stage II, cancer is in the larynx only. Stage II laryngeal cancer depends on where cancer is found in the larynx:
Supraglottis: Cancer is in more than one area of the supraglottis or surrounding tissues.
Glottis: Cancer has spread to the supraglottis and/or the subglottis and/or the vocal cords do not move normally.
Subglottis: Cancer has spread to one or both vocal cords, which may not move normally.
Pea, peanut, walnut, and lime show tumor sizes.
Stage III
Stage III laryngeal cancer depends on whether cancer has spread from the supraglottis, glottis, or subglottis.
In stage III cancer of the supraglottis:
cancer is in the larynx only and the vocal cords do not move normally, and/or cancer is in tissues next to the larynx; cancer may have spread to one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor and the lymph node is smaller than 3 centimeters; or
cancer is in one area of the supraglottis only and in one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor; the lymph node is smaller than 3 centimeters and the vocal cords can move normally; or
cancer is in more than one area of the supraglottis or surrounding tissues and in one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor; the lymph node is smaller than 3 centimeters and/or the vocal cords do not move normally.
In stage III cancer of the glottis:
cancer is in the larynx only and the vocal cords do not move normally, and/or cancer is in tissues next to the larynx; cancer may have spread to one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor and the lymph node is smaller than 3 centimeters; or
cancer is in one or both vocal cords and in one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor; the lymph node is smaller than 3 centimeters and the vocal cords can move normally; or
cancer has spread to the supraglottis and/or the subglottis and/or the vocal cords do not move normally. The cancer has also spread to one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor and the lymph node is smaller than 3 centimeters.
In stage III cancer of the subglottis:
cancer is in the larynx only and the vocal cords do not move normally; cancer may have spread to one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor and the lymph node is smaller than 3 centimeters; or
cancer is in the subglottis only and in one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor; the lymph node is smaller than 3 centimeters; or
cancer has spread to one or both vocal cords, which may not move normally, and to one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor; the lymph node is smaller than 3 centimeters.
Stage IV
Stage IV is divided into stage IVA, stage IVB, and stage IVC. Each substage is the same for cancer in the supraglottis, glottis, or subglottis.
In stage IVA:
cancer has spread through the thyroid cartilage and/or has spread to tissues beyond the larynx such as the neck, trachea, thyroid, or esophagus, and may have spread to one lymph node on the same side of the neck as the original tumor; the lymph node is smaller than 3 centimeters; or
cancer has spread to one or more lymph nodes anywhere in the neck and the lymph nodes are smaller than 6 centimeters; cancer may have spread to tissues beyond the larynx, such as the neck, trachea, thyroid, or esophagus. Vocal cords may not move normally.
In stage IVB:
cancer has spread to the space in front of the spinal column and surrounds the carotid artery, or has spread to parts of the chest and may have spread to one or more lymph nodes anywhere in the neck (the lymph nodes may be any size); or
cancer has spread to a lymph node that is larger than 6 centimeters and may have spread as far as the space in front of the spinal column, around the carotid artery or to parts of the chest. Vocal cords may not move normally.
In stage IVC, cancer has spread beyond the larynx to other parts of the body.
Question: Does prognosis survival percentages include upto treatment? Or beyond? I am looking at information on laryngeal cancer... and the prognosis is 62%... what does that mean...I know it is survival rate... but is that upto treatment... or even after treatment? I DO have a follow-up with a doctor... but I was just curious now!
Answer: You have to be very careful about interpreting these numbers. A 62% survival rate really mean nothing without more context- for instance at how many years (2, 5, 10, or what?) Also, as you point out, it may be overall survival for "all comers", whether treated or not, OR it may specifically refer to patients who underwent your specific planned therapy. Finally, it can be overall survival, disease- or cause-specific survival, progression-free survival, etc, all of which mean different things (see here http://lymphoma.about.com/od/clinicaltri… for more info on that).
Usually oncologists quote 5 yr survival rates, though sometimes they are "all comers" and sometimes they are based on a specific therapy. Ask your doc specifically how he arrived at that number.
Blessings
Question: Throat Cancer and having a camera down your throat.? Hello, i've had a hoarse voice for some time and i'm a little bit of a hypochondriac.
Now, i went not very long ago to see an ENT specialist about an ear problem. Whilst there i mentioned a sore throat i'd been having and he put a camera up my nose and down my throat. Would that pick up on any kind of laryngeal or vocal chord cancer?
I also had a chest x-ray for pleurisy not long ago, so would this pick up on any kind of throat cancer?
I'm just not sure about how wide ranging these tests are. It would put my mind at rest a great deal if someone could answer.
Thanks
Answer: Hi Jerry I know exactly how you feel as i am a hypochondriac as well. Being a nurse it just has made me that way!
Yes the tube down your nose would show up a cancer in the throat or vocal chord.
My father in law has just had those tests and it showed up his cancer which was right on the vocal chord. He was a heavy smoker for 54 years!
He had the cancer removed and is doing very well (it was stage one) and caught early.
X rays will normally show up abnormalities but certainly the tube down the nose /throat would pick up cancer.
Try and relax if you can. I know it is scary. Have had a few scares myself.
I would suggest speaking to your GP again if you are still worried.
My father in laws throat was hoarse for almost 8 months before they did any investigations.
Question: Why is the HPV vaccine only pushed for women, when its known to do this to men? I have a professor who really pushes that the HPV vaccine should be given to men. Her reason are:
Men can get it from women, and it can be spread (by oral sex) to the mouth, larynx, and lungs. The virus may cause warts even if it doesn't lead to cancer -- these may be genital warts or warts of the oral cavity and respiratory track. Unfortunately, the problem of laryngeal, tracheal, and bronchial warts is overlooked due to the focus on cancer, but the effect on the air way can become quite debilitating or life-threatening (often ruining voice and sometimes becoming fatal in the trachea, bronchi, and lungs due to blockage of airflow). Its unknown if it cause repirator cancer, but seen as possibe (since it infects those area). The vaccine is aproved for men.
This all makes sense to me. Also, men who don't become infected can't pass it to women.
Yet its pushed only as womans' vaccine -- any ideas why?
Answer: This may sound cynical, but I think it has to do with money. Tossing the word "cancer" around makes people more fearful, and thus more likely to buy the vaccine.
Also, if men think they are immune to several common HPV-derived conditions, they might become even more resistant than they already are about wearing condoms, so it might be that the vaccine maker is being pressured into not pushing it towards men to keep condom use up...
Just a couple thoughts after being up all night... :-)
Question: what is voice strain? what is voice strain? in my textbook it is a factor contributing to laryngeal cancer
Answer: Strain is nothing more than damage to the connective tissues that form the structure of the vocal cords. It would cause your voice to be weak and possibly nonfunctional depending of the extent of the damage. The only thing that's is going to really help you is to rest your voice. And I mean really rest it. Take a vow of silence if you have to.
Yes there is a relationship to cancers of the vocal cords but you could be struck by lightening too. Mostly what develop are benign nodules.These are easily treated by a good ENT doctor.
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