Everyone knows that smoking and drinking are bad for the body and can lead to the development of lung cancer and liver cancer. Zhou Xiaohong, head of the neck and neck surgery at the Cancer Hospital of Chongqing University, said that there is actually another kind of cancer. Drinking and drinking alcohol will increase the risk of illness by 10 to 20 times. It is laryngeal cancer.
Mr. Liu is 45 years old and has a successful career. His body has always been healthy. However, due to his working relationship, it is necessary for him to swallow the spit on a weekday. It is essential for him to have a cup to change his mouth. For a long time, he first came to the hospital with chronic pharyngitis, and gradually his throat was uncomfortable. Until the throat was unbearable and the voice was hoarse, Mr. Liu came to the hospital for examination and was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer through laryngoscopy and biopsy. Fortunately, the staging was earlier and the condition was stable after surgery.
He Yun, head and neck surgeon at Chongqing University Affiliated Tumor Hospital, said that the age of onset of laryngeal cancer is more than 40 years old. Middle-aged and old men are the protagonists. The ratio of male to female is about 5-10: 1, 90% of patients have the habit of smoking and drinking, especially Long-term smokers are at higher risk. The longer smoking time, the greater the amount of smoking, the greater the harm. Alcohol stimulation also has a certain relationship with the occurrence of laryngeal cancer. According to the survey, drinkers have a higher risk of laryngeal cancer than non-drinkers. 1.5-4.4 times higher. Air pollution, occupational factors (long-term exposure to asbestos and other toxic chemicals), viral infections (such as human papilloma virus, HPV), exposure to radiation and other factors are also related to laryngeal cancer. More than women, the study also found that the testosterone level in patients with laryngeal cancer was higher than normal, and the testosterone level decreased significantly after tumor resection. This indicates that the incidence of sex hormones is also related to the incidence of testosterone.
If the laryngeal cancer can be found early, the survival rate of regular treatment can be as high as 80% or more. Intractable hoarseness, foreign body sensation and pain in the throat, cough, sputum with blood, breathing difficulties and neck lymph nodes and other symptoms should be as soon as possible Treatment. Prevention of throat cancer, need to quit alcohol, diet to reduce spicy irritation, regular medical examination. Like Mr. Liu above the age of 40 years old men who smoke alcohol, should pay more attention to the health of the throat, the best six months to do a laryngoscopy.
