Treatment Options For Laryngeal Cancer

Chemotherapy

Also known simply as chemo, chemotherapy relies on anti-cancer medicine given either orally or intravenously. Either way, the medication enters the blood and carries the active ingredients throughout the body, making it a good choice for any cancer that has spread. It is possible your doctor will recommend this for laryngeal cancer for many reasons and in many ways. For example, it may be used as a primary treatment method in the form of chemoradiation, which can help kill cancer without the need for an invasive procedure that would potentially render the patient unable to speak. It may also be done after a procedure to kill off any small remaining areas of cancer that could not be cut out or was missed. In this situation, it is known as an adjuvant treatment. Likewise, it might be used before surgery to help reduce the size of an existing tumor to help make the procedure easier.