Laryngeal Cancer

Help, I've recently been diagnosed with this and am terrified at the treatment options.

Seems the only curative is invasive surgery with removal of voicebox and all that entails, next is radiotherapy which seems to have horrendous side effects and lastly chemo which I think they were saying was to reduce rather than remove it.

At the moment I'm thinking of chemo, but it would be so helpful to hear of others experience who have had this.

I went through chemoradiotherapy for bowel cancer then major surgery finished 15 months ago and that all seems a breeze now compared to what might be to come.

I really don't know what to do 

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  • Hi Lauren26,

    I'm very sorry to hear of what you're currently going through. Firstly, if you have any concerns or questions about your options then do discuss these with your specialist - especially if it means being sure of your options, and potential outcomes for these. Hopefully your specialist can also offer some advice to help guide your decision.

    My reply here will boost your post so more people should see it, and hopefully you'll receive further replies.

    Wishing you all the best and I hope you're able to find out more soon,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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  • Hi Lauren26,

    I'm very sorry to hear of what you're currently going through. Firstly, if you have any concerns or questions about your options then do discuss these with your specialist - especially if it means being sure of your options, and potential outcomes for these. Hopefully your specialist can also offer some advice to help guide your decision.

    My reply here will boost your post so more people should see it, and hopefully you'll receive further replies.

    Wishing you all the best and I hope you're able to find out more soon,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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