What are the early signs of larynx cancer? Is larynx cancer curable?
Cancer of the Larynx Man's ability to communicate verbally accounts in no small part for his achievements. The brain's control of the larynx and vocal cords makes this possible. Surgical disorders of the larynx could not be diagnosed until the mechanics of instrumentation for looking at the area had been developed. These diagnostic tools, so ingeniously designed, permit the diagnosis to be made by examination and biopsy techniques that can be carried out through the mouth without having to make skin incisions. In almost no other disease is such cooperation of multiple specialists required: the instrument maker, surgeon, radiotherapist, speech therapist and the diagnostician. Early diagnosis of larynx cancer permits complete preservation of this organ's sophisticated function. What is a larynx? Where is it? What is its junction? The larynx, often referred to as the voice box, consists of the vocal cords and their bony cartilage supports together with ligaments...