Cancer takes voice, but Marietta woman moves on Feb 29, 2008
Janice Hayes and a friend stepped into the elevator after leaving a recent meeting of the Greater Atlanta Voice Masters, a support group for people who have lost their vocal cords to larynx cancer. The two were talking and laughing through prosthetic devices that give their new "voices" a raspy edge. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
What Factors Are Associated With Survival In Advanced Laryngeal Cancer? Dec 19, 2007
1, 2003) Results of a national clinical trial confirm that simultaneous treatment with chemotherapy and radiation preserves the voice of patients with advanced larynx cancer without compromising survival. (Oct. (Science Daily)
VA rebuked for balking on care Jul 20, 2007
Since then, Stichman said, Vietnam veterans suffering from Type 2 diabetes, lung cancer, multiple myeloma, larynx cancer, trachea cancer, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, soft-tissue sarcoma and prostate cancer have received $30 million in disability benefits. The VA asserted that veterans were not entitled to retroactive disability benefits over prostate cancer, but Henderson and the 9th Circuit ruled in their favor several years ago. (Los Angeles Times)
Learning as a bus ride Apr 3, 2007
The story chronicles the years from 1992 through 2005, when Silin cared for his father, who had larynx cancer, and his mother, who had had a stroke. The bus ride from his parents' house in New York City to his Long Island home became a writing refuge where, Silin said, the genesis of My Father's Keeper occurred. (Daily Iowan, IA)
More Teens Are Saying, 'Have a Cigar' Feb 25, 2007
According to data from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, smoking just one or two cigars a day doubles the risk for oral and esophageal cancer and increases larynx cancer risk six-fold. Risks rise even higher once users decide to inhale cigar smoke. (Health-Finder)
* World News Quick Take Jan 26, 2007
"Although there is pathological correlation between their smoking and the diseases ... there is no evidence to acknowledge that the lung and larynx cancer of the complainants were caused by smoking the cigarettes sold by the defendant," Yonhap news agency quoted the ruling as saying. The two lawsuits were filed in December 1999 against Korea Tobacco and Ginseng Co, which was then a state-owned firm. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The vaccine route to cancer prevention Nov 19, 2006
They also cause vaginal and vulvar cancer, penile cancer, anal cancer, head and neck cancer, and larynx cancer, Prof Stanley notes. When women go for Pap smear tests, the small sample of cells taken from their cervix is examined for CINs. (Malaysia Star)
Push for alcohol warning Sep 20, 2006
Six in 10 Australians don't know that drinking alcohol can cause an increased risk of breast, liver, oesophagus and larynx cancer, a survey by research company Roy Morgan has revealed. Research by the Cancer Council has found women who drink alcohol once a day have an 11 per cent higher risk of developing breast cancer. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Salvos call for alcohol warnings Sep 18, 2006
The call comes after a new Salvation Army study showed 61 per cent of Australians did not know that drinking alcohol could increase the risk of cancers including breast, liver and larynx cancer. The study also revealed that binge drinking among teenage girls and young women was "worryingly high", with 16 per cent of 14 to 17-year-olds and 41 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds admitting to at least seven drinks in a single session in the month before the study. (The Australian)
Alcohol, increased cancer risk link Sep 18, 2006
" The Salvos will today launch a new campaign aimed at highlighting the dangers of alcohol abuse and the link to cancers, including breast, liver and larynx cancer. The organisation said 3000 people die each year through excessive drinking and an estimated 65,000 people annually are hospitalised because of alcohol abuse. Other findings in the survey include: 96 per cent of respondents think alcohol is an addictive drug and 94 per cent believe alcohol can cause brain damage.36 per cent of males... (The Australian)
Cancer warnings needed on alcohol, Salvation Army says Sep 18, 2006
"There is convincing evidence that alcohol is a risk factor in breast cancer, liver cancer, larynx cancer and a number of other forms of cancer," he said. He says governments need to educate the public about the dangers of drinking. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Health)
Report links asbestos, larynx cancer Jun 8, 2006
Report links asbestos to larynx cancer - Cancer - MSNBC.com ... Report links asbestos to larynx cancer. (MSNBC -- Health)
Abestos Linked To Larynx Cancer Jun 7, 2006
Learn about the most common cancers, who gets them and how they are treated. Learn more about the leading cancer killer in both men and women in the United States. (CBS News)
Exhibit Salutes Father of Rocket Science Apr 21, 2006
The exhibit's focus on Goddard ends with his death, from larynx cancer at age 63, in 1945. "You'd be overstating it to say he was famous at the time," Linn said. (Newsmax)
Single Hit Chemo Guides Therapy for Larynx Cancer Mar 3, 2006
Ninety-seven patients with stage III and IV larynx cancer were given a single cycle of chemotherapy consisting of cisplatin on day 1 and fluorouracil for 5 days. Following "induction" chemotherapy, two patients discontinued before they could be evaluated, while 73 (75 percent) achieved a partial tumor response of more than 50 percent and proceeded to "definitive" chemotherapy and radiation therapy. (MEDLINEplus)
Ex-smokers suffering cancer lose appeal against Japan Tobacco, gov't Jan 27, 2006
Of the six who had developed lung cancer, larynx cancer or emphysema, three died in the course of the trial. 2006 Kyodo News. (NewsIsfree-Japan)
