Laryngeal cancer is a kind of cancer that can develop in any part of the larynx, or voice box. It is typically a squamous-cell carcinoma, reflecting its origin from the epithelium of the larynx, and prognosis is affected by the location of the tumor within the larynx's three anatomical regions: the glottis, supraglottis, and subglottis. The disease occurred in about 177,000 people in 2018 and resulted in 94,800 deaths that year.
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1. Wikipedia: Laryngeal cancer
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Laryngeal cancer may spread by: direct extension to adjacent structures, metastasis to regional cervical lymph nodes, or via the blood stream.
2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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3. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
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