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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. The most common site of distant metastases is the lung. Laryngeal cancer occurred in 177,000 people in 2018, and resulted in 94,800 deaths (an increase from 76,000 deaths in 1990).
AND N1: cancer has spread to one lymph node (same side of the neck as tumor), which has swollen to 3 cm or less. OR T3: the tumor is more than 4 cm and is affecting the vocal cords. BUT there is no lymph node involvement. [3] Note: The distinction between the two is made by the oncologist. Stage II and III have a five-year survival rate of 36%. [3]
Laryngeal cancer is strongly associated with tobacco smoking. [citation needed] Surgery can include laser excision of small vocal cord lesions, partial laryngectomy (removal of part of the larynx), or total laryngectomy (removal of the whole larynx). If the whole larynx has been removed, the person is left with a permanent tracheostomy.
Vitale previously revealed he had vocal cord cancer in July 2023. In 2021, he was diagnosed with both lymphoma and melanoma that he announced were in remission in August 2022.
“The tests on the tissues they removed showed that I have vocal cord cancer and will need 6 weeks of radiation to treat it. Dr. Z tells me that it has an extremely high cure rate, and that ...
Back in 2023, Vitale received radiation treatment for vocal cord cancer following his initial diagnosis in July of that year. Vitale was previously diagnosed with lymphoma in October 2021 and ...
Cancer mortality rates are determined by the relationship of a population's health and lifestyle with their healthcare system. In the United States during 2013–2017, the age-adjusted mortality rate for all types of cancer was 189.5/100,000 for males, and 135.7/100,000 for females. [ 1 ]
However, in July 2023 (only 11 months later), Vitale announced for the third time that he has been diagnosed with cancer, this time of the vocal cords. In his social media post Friday, Vitale ...