Throat cancer. The throat is a tube that runs from behind your nose and mouth down your neck to the...

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Respirator system Throat cancer

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Page 1: Throat cancer. The throat is a tube that runs from behind your nose and mouth down your neck to the opening of the esophagus and wind pipe.

Respirator system Throat cancer

Page 2: Throat cancer. The throat is a tube that runs from behind your nose and mouth down your neck to the opening of the esophagus and wind pipe.

ThroatThe throat is a tube that runs from behind your nose

and mouth down your neck to the opening of the esophagus and wind pipe.

Page 3: Throat cancer. The throat is a tube that runs from behind your nose and mouth down your neck to the opening of the esophagus and wind pipe.

Throat cancerIt is a disease that happens when cancer cells

grow in a abnormal way in your throat.This type of cancer happens when throat

cells divide without control or order.When cells keep dividing without control

when new cells are not needed, a tissue is formed, it is called a growth or a tumor.

If tumor is made it can invade nearby tissues or other parts of the body.

Page 4: Throat cancer. The throat is a tube that runs from behind your nose and mouth down your neck to the opening of the esophagus and wind pipe.
Page 5: Throat cancer. The throat is a tube that runs from behind your nose and mouth down your neck to the opening of the esophagus and wind pipe.

Some Symptoms:Sore throatFeeling that something is caught in the throatDifficulty chewing or swallowingDifficulty moving the jaw or tongueVoice changes or hoarsenessPain in the head, throat, or neckLump in the neckUnexplained weight loss

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Some treatment are:Surgery Radiation therapyChemotherapyCombined modality therapy