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

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




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Larynx cancer treatment saves patients' voices

(PhysOrg.com) -- Jerry Young had had a routine endoscopy and assumed that the hoarseness that appeared in his voice was an after-effect of that exam. “If it doesn’t go away in a couple of weeks, ...

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created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

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


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