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Study finds voice box can be preserved, even with the largest cancers

Study finds voice box can be preserved, even with the largest cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Some patients with large tumors on their larynx can preserve their speech by opting for chemotherapy and radiation over surgery to remove the voice box.





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3-drug chemotherapy combination increases organ preservation in patients with larynx cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients with larynx cancer who received a three-drug combination of docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (TPF) during induction chemotherapy were more likely to retain larynx function than were patients treated with cisplatin ...



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