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Throat Cancer

Throat cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. Throat cancer has different names, depending on which part of the throat is affected. The different parts of your throat are called the oropharynx, the hypopharynx, the nasopharynx, and the larynx, or voice box.

The main risk factors for throat cancer are using tobacco heavy drinking. Certain types of throat cancer also have other risk factors. For example, having HPV is a risk factor for oropharyngeal cancer.

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  1. Throat Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    Throat cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. Throat cancer has different names, depending on which part of the throat is affected. The different parts of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/throatcancer.html - Health Topics
  2. Throat or larynx cancer 
    Throat cancer is cancer of the vocal cords, larynx (voice box), pharynx, or other areas of the throat. ... or use tobacco are at risk of developing throat cancer. Drinking too much alcohol over a long time ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001042.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. General Information about Laryngeal Cancer From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Throat Cancer/Specifics ... Throat Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... Laryngeal cancer treatment depends upon the exact location and extent of disease and can ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../patient/adult/laryngeal-treatment-pdq - External Health Links
  4. Oral Cavity, Oropharyngeal, Hypopharyngeal, and Laryngeal Cancers Prevention From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Oral cavity, oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal, and laryngeal cancers prevention approaches include avoiding or reducing risk factors like smoking, alcohol, and oral HPV infection. Learn more about prevention of these ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../patient/oral-prevention-pdq#section/all - External Health Links
  5. Childhood Laryngeal Tumors Treatment From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Head and Neck Cancer/Children ... Head and Neck Cancer ... Throat Cancer/Children ... Throat Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Childhood ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../patient/child/laryngeal-treatment-pdq - External Health Links
  6. Key Statistics about Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancers (American Cancer Society)  
    Throat Cancer/Statistics and Research ... Throat Cancer ... American Cancer Society ... The American Cancer Society's most recent throat cancer statistics in the US, ...
    https://www.cancer.org/.../about/key-statistics.html - External Health Links
  7. Cancer of the Larynx From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Laryngeal Cancer statistics
    https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/laryn.html - External Health Links
  8. Rare Cancers of Childhood Treatment From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    ... the specific cancer (e.g., nasopharyngeal, thyroid, oral, laryngeal, lung, esophageal, cardiac). See the full list of treatment summaries for these cancers in this expert-reviewed summary.
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../patient/rare-childhood-cancers-pdq - External Health Links
  9. Rare Cancers of the Abdomen From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    ... the specific cancer (e.g., nasopharyngeal, thyroid, oral, laryngeal, lung, esophageal, cardiac). See the full list of treatment summaries for these cancers in this expert-reviewed summary.
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../patient/rare-childhood-cancers-pdq#_61 - External Health Links
  10. Rare Cancers of the Chest From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    ... the specific cancer (e.g., nasopharyngeal, thyroid, oral, laryngeal, lung, esophageal, cardiac). See the full list of treatment summaries for these cancers in this expert-reviewed summary.
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../patient/rare-childhood-cancers-pdq#_58 - External Health Links
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