Survival depends on different factors. So no one can tell you exactly how long you will live. Doctors usually work out the outlook for a certain disease by looking at large groups of people. Because ...

Laryngeal cancer affects roughly 12,500 people in the U.S. annually, with about 4,000 deaths. Persistent hoarseness, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, and a lump in the neck or throat are potential ...

A person's own voice might soon be a means of detecting whether they're suffering throat cancer, a new study says. Men with cancer of the larynx, or voice box, have distinct differences in their ...

WASHINGTON — A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one. Transplants of the so-called voice box ...

Throat cancer occurs when cells in the organs used for breathing, speaking, and swallowing begin to divide rapidly and abnormally. Most throat cancer begins on the vocal cords. Later, it spreads to ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Barry Manilow's recent diagnosis becomes another in the history of his previous episodes with illnesses and infections.

Phoenix-based Mayo Clinic in Arizona performed the third total larynx transplant in the U.S. and the first to be performed on a patient with active cancer. The larynx, most commonly known as the voice ...

Doctors should consider larynx cancer when patients report a persistent sore throat, particularly when combined with other seemingly low-level symptoms. GPs should consider larynx cancer when patients ...

A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after a successful larynx transplant performed at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Marty Kedian, a 59-year-old man from Haverhill, underwent the complex procedure ...

Very hot water may accelerate cancer growth. One animal study from 2016 studied mice that were prone to developing cancer.