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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- Rare Cancers of Childhood Treatment (National Cancer Institute)... rare cancers of childhood depends on 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.
- Rare Cancers of the Abdomen (National Cancer Institute)... rare cancers of childhood depends on 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.
- Rare Cancers of the Chest (National Cancer Institute)... rare cancers of childhood depends on 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.