Your pharynx is situated behind your larynx (voice box). (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) About half of throat cancers happen in the throat itself, while the other half start in the voice box.

Heart Radio host Jamie revealed he recently discovered he had laryngeal cancer - or cancer of the larynx. In a post made to his social media, the 53-year-old explained he had undergone surgery to ...

The larynx is vital for preventing food from entering the windpipe when swallowing, allows air to pass in and out of the ...

Currently, it is recommended patients with persistent hoarseness or an unexplained neck lump are investigated for throat or laryngeal cancer. However, Cancer Research UK's Weilin Wu said patients ...

The type of laser most often used is a carbon dioxide laser. Laser surgery through the mouth is a treatment for early stage and locally advanced laryngeal cancers. This treatment might not be suitable ...

Dr. David Lott is a Mayo Clinic otolaryngologist who specializes in laryngeal cancer. He says your larynx, or voice box, essentially sits in the middle of your throat. "And it has a bunch of jobs ...

The main types of surgery for laryngeal cancer are surgery through the mouth (transoral surgery), removing the voice box (larynx) and removing lymph nodes. A laser is a very thin, focused beam of ...

Considering taking supplements to treat laryngeal cancer? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of laryngeal cancer. Follow the links to read common uses ...

Cancers of the larynx (voice box) and pharynx (throat) are challenging to treat because they occur in a region of the body devoted to essential functions, such as speaking and swallowing. As humans, ...

"People living in deprived areas are much more likely to be diagnosed with oral, oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancers and to be diagnosed at a late stage, which makes treatment more difficult and ...

If the cause is laryngitis, the NHS shared you can expect the problem to resolve itself in one to two weeks. But laryngeal, or voicebox, cancer affects around 2,000 people a year in the UK. Those ...