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Short Communication Cessation of smoking and drinking and the risk of laryngeal cancer A Altieri* ,1 , C Bosetti 1 , R Talamini 2 , S Gallus 1 , S Franceschi 3 , F Levi 4 , L Dal Maso 2 , E Negri 1 and C La Vecchia 1,5 1 Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche ‘Mario Negri’, Milan, Italy; 2 Servizio di Epidemiologia, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy; 3 International Agency for Research on Cancer , Lyon, France; 4 Registre Vaudois des Tumeurs, Institut Universitaire de Médicine Sociale et Préventive, Lausanne, Switzerland; 5 Istituto di Statistica Medica e Biometria, Universita` degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy A case–control study was conducted in Italy and Switzerland between ...

MJA Vol 176 4 February 2002 113 MEDICINE AND THE LAW The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025-729X 4 February 2002 176 _ 113-116 ©The Medical Journal of Australia 2002 www.mja.com.au MEDICINE AND THE LAW I N A RECENT DECISION of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Sharp v Port Kembla RSL Club Ltd , an employee recovered damages from her employer on the basis that exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in the course of her employment caused, or materially contributed to, the development of laryngeal cancer (see Box 1 for the plaintiff’s occupational and clinical history). The plaintiff had brought her claim against two employers; one claim was settled out of court and the other proceeded. The decision is noteworthy not so much because it extends medicolegal recognition of cancer causation by ETS beyond the lung, but ...

MJA Vol 176 6 May 2002 405 L ETTERS Sharp v Port Kembla RSL Club: establishing causation of laryngeal cancer by environmental tobacco smoke Allan O Langlands, Val J Gebski 448 Bernard W Stewart, Peter C B Semmler 448 Gonorrhoea screening in general practice: perceived barriers and strategies to improve screening rates Graeme H Johnson, Donna B Mak 448 Separating politics and scientific research on heroin prescription Alex D Wodak, Alison J Ritter, Charles R R Watson 449 Wayne D Hall, Richard P Mattick, Jo Kimber 450 Assessing children’s fitness for scuba diving Robyn M Walker 450 Death in Antarctica Eve R Merfield 450 Chris H Curry 451 Paul G Lamberth 451 Books as carriers of disease John V Roche 451 O BITUARY ...

INCIDENCE, SURVIVAL, DIAGNOSTIC DELAYS AND PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN LARYNGEAL CANCER HEIKKI TEPPO Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Oulu OULU 2003 Page 2 Page 3 HEIKKI TEPPO INCIDENCE, SURVIVAL, DIAGNOSTIC DELAYS AND PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN LARYNGEAL CANCER Academic Dissertation to be presented with the assent of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, for public discussion in the Auditorium 7 of the University Hospital of Oulu, on October 31th, 2003, at 12 noon. OULUN YLIOPISTO, OULU 2003 Page 4 Copyright © 2003 University of Oulu, 2003 Supervised by Docent Olli-Pekka Alho Reviewed by Docent Heikki Minn Docent Jukka Virtaniemi ISBN 951-42-7126-2 (URL: http://herkul...

VOICEPROBLEM.ORG t h e v o i c e p r o b l e m w e b s i t e voice disorders laryngeal advanced cancer Page 2 Highlights Symptoms of Advanced Laryngeal Cancer Red Flag Early Detection Is Critical for Tumor Control The symptoms listed below indicate a need for prompt and thorough evaluation by a physician. Most Common Symptoms Hoarseness Swallowing or breathing difficulty Ear pain Unintended weight loss of greater than 10 pounds over six months in a smoker Other Symptoms Pain or difficulty swallowing Noisy breathing Voice changes (hoarseness) that persist for more than one month In addition, a non-tender mass in the neck that persists for more than one or two months, particularly in someone over 40 years of age with a history of smoking, should be promptly evaluated. ...

VOICEPROBLEM.ORG t h e v o i c e p r o b l e m w e b s i t e voice disorders laryngeal atypia and early cancer Page 2 Laryngeal Atypia and Early Cancer : Highlights Vocal Fold Atypia Vocal fold atypia often appear as whitish or reddish lesions on the vocal fold surface, and are comprised of abnormal- looking cells that are not cancerous. Thought to be a prequel to cancer , atypia are usually considered as pre-cancerous or pre-malignant. Early Vocal Fold Cancer Early vocal fold cancer also appear as whitish or reddish lesions, but have abnormal-looking cells that have invaded the boundary of the top layer of the vocal fold. Early cancer may affect one or both vocal folds and are often referred to as T1 or T2 type vocal fold cancers that have not spread to neck lymph nodes or elsewhere in the body. Symptoms ...

85 An evaluation of laryngeal cancer morbidity time trends in Lithuania Roczniki Akademii Medycznej w Bialymstoku · Vol. 48, 2003 · Annales Academiae Medicae Bialostocensis ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Lilija Jasevi ien , PhD, Thoracic Surgery Department, Head and Neck Division Institute of Oncology of Vilnius University Santari ki – 1, Vilnius, Lithuania tel.: +370 687 95420 fax: +370 5278766 e-mail: irmantas.jasevicius@vuw.lt Received 22.04.2003 Accepted 29.05.2003 Abstract Purpose: To make assessments of the rates of cases of larynx cancer in Lithuania in the years 1978-2001 as well as possible trends of changes in the future. Material and methods: The data contained in the Lithu- anian Cancer Register for the period 1978-2001 about new cases as well as the data compiled by the Lithuanian Department of Statistics on the ...

laryngeal cancer An evaluation of laryngeal cancer morbiditytime trends in Lithuania Jaseviciene J, Gurevicius R, Juozulynas A, Cicenas S Purpose: To make assessments of the rates of cases of larynx cancer in Lithuania in the years 1978-2001 as well as possible trends of changes in the future. Material and methods:The data contained in the Lithuanian Cancer Register for the period 1978-2001 about new cases as well as the data compiled by the Lithuanian Department of Statistics on the average number of population of Lithua nia within the same period in the same age groups have been used in the course of the study. The data have been standardized by age using direct method, in accordance with the European standard; a regression analysis of larynx cancer case rates was made. R esults:After standardization of data for the period 1978-2001, tendencies of increase have been registered both among ...

LARYNGEAL & HYPOPHARYNGEAL CANCER - All Sections LARYNGEAL & HYPOPHARYNGEAL CANCER What Is Cancer ? Cancer develops when cells in a part of the body begin to grow out of control. Although there are many kinds of cancer , they all start because of out-of-control growth of abnormal cells. Normal body cells grow, divide, and die in an orderly fashion. During the early years of a person's life, normal cells divide more rapidly until the person becomes an adult. After that, cells in most parts of the body divide only to replace worn-out or dying cells and to repair injuries. Because cancer cells continue to grow and divide, they are different from normal cells. Instead of dying, they outlive normal cells and continue to form new abnormal cells. Cancer cells develop because of damage to DNA. This substance is in every cell and directs all its activities. Most of ...

laryngeal cancer Loss of heterozygosity in laryngeal cancer Rogowski M, Walenczak I, Pepinski W, Skawronska M, Sieskiewicz A, Klatka J Purpose: Head and neck cancers account for about 6% of all human cancers. Molecular changes leading to the disease development and progression still remain not fully explained. Examination of loss of heterozygosity (allelic loss, LOH) using the specific microsatellite markers is a method of choice in assessing tumour suppressor genes (TSGs) localisation in human genome. Material and methods: The study was performed in a group of 46 male patients, aged 42-77 years. Forty three patients underwent total laryngectomy with lymph nodectomy, two patients - chordectomy and one patient - partial laryngectomy. Tumour tissue specimens and reference periphereal blood samples were obtained during surgical resections. Standard methods were used for DNA isolation. Fluorescent ...

262 Rogowski M, et al. 263 Loss of heterozygosity in laryngeal cancer Abstract Purpose: Head and neck cancers account for about 6% of all human cancers. Molecular changes leading to the disease development and progression still remain not fully explained. Examination of loss of heterozygosity (allelic loss, LOH) using the specific microsatellite markers is a method of choice in assessing tumour suppressor genes (TSGs) localisation in human genome. Material and methods: The study was performed in a group of 46 male patients, aged 42 - 77 years. Forty three patients underwent total laryngectomy with lymph nodec- tomy, two patients – chordectomy and one patient – partial laryngectomy. Tumour tissue specimens and reference periphereal blood samples were obtained during surgical resections. Standard methods were used for DNA isolation. Fluores- ...

Survey of Laryngeal Cancer at SBUH comparing 108 cases seen here from 1998 – 2002 to the NCDB of 9,256 cases diagnosed nationwide in 2000 Stony Brook University Hospital Cancer Program Annual Report 2002-2003 Page 2 Gender distribution for 108 cases of laryngeal cancer at SBUH from 1998 to 2002 compared to NCDB 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Men Women SBUH NCDB Page 3 Age at Diagnosis for 108 cases of laryngeal cancer at SBUH from 1998 to 2002 compared to NCDB 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% >29 30- 39 40- 49 50- 59 60- 69 70- 79 80+ SBUH NCDB ...

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laryngeal cancer Treatment of laryngeal cancer (stage I) Supraglottis External beam radiation therapy alone Supraglottic laryngectomy Glottis Radiation therapy Cordectomy (Limited and superficial T1 lesion) Hemi or total laryngectomy Laser excision Subglottis radiation therapy Surgery is reserved for failure of radiation Treatment of laryngeal cancer (stage II) Supraglottis External beam radiation therapy alone Supraglottic laryngectomy or total laryngectmy Postop. RT for positive or close surgical margin Glottis Radiation therapy Partial or hemilaryngectomy or total laryngectomy Subglottis radiation therapy alone Surgery is reserved for failure of radiation Under clinical evaluation Hyperfractioned radiation therapy Treatment of laryngeal cancer (stage III) ...