Throat Cancer – A Brief Overview

Executive Summary about Throat Cancer By Michael Russell

Throat Cancer

Throat cancer cases make up between 5 to 7 percent of all new cancer cases in the United States. The majority of throat cancer cases occur to people older than the age of 50. Twice as many men are diagnosed with throat cancer than women.

Throat cancer can develop anywhere in the throat such as the vocal cords or the glottis. There are throat cancers that are more aggressive, depending on their location. Throat cancer usually develops in the middle part of the throat, right behind the tongue. About 90 percent of throat cancers are squamous cell cancers. Squamous cells, such as skin and mucous membranes, are the surface cells that line the body. Squamous cell cancer is a form of cancer where tumors are located on squamous cells.

If the symptoms are detected early enough, the throat cancer can be successfully treated. If the throat cancer spreads, the symptoms will get worse.

Medical researchers have been unable to identify the precise cause of throat cancer. A tumor can form if enough of these damaged cells accumulate.

Throat Cancer

Executive Summary about Throat Cancer By Karen Lavender and Warren Lavender

Smokers are at the Highest Risk of Developing Throat Cancer

Being a smoker puts you at the greatest risk for developing throat cancer. Most cases of throat cancer can be prevented.

Other Throat Cancer Symptoms

There are other symptoms that may indicate you have throat cancer.
Less obvious symptoms of throat, head and neck cancer can include feeling like your headache never goes away, having a hard time taking a deep breath, noticing that your nose bleeds all the time, tooth pain, and unexplained swelling in general throat area.

Throat Cancer Treatments

Throat cancer can be treated in a number of ways.

Surgery – The surgery complexity will depend on the severity and extent of damage caused by the throat cancer.

Radiation – The radiation dose will vary depending on the size of the throat cancer tumor.

Chemotherapy – Chemotherapy will attack the throat cancer cells and (hopefully) eliminate them.

Throat Cancer Can be Prevented

There are many factors that contribute to the risk of developing throat cancer. If you do everything you possibly can to avoid smoking or breathing in second-hand smoke, and if you limit your alcoholic beverage intake, you will greatly reduce your risk of developing throat cancer.

Remember, if you are a throat cancer patient, there is help available.

You may want to check out my other guide on breast cancer symptoms

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