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2:12 am
May 9, 2010
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Braydon
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About how curable is throat cancer? I have heard that survival rates for throat cancer are high in comparison to other types of cancer. Is this true? What are some things that can help one increase their chances of surviving throat cancer?
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5:44 am
May 9, 2010
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KJP22
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I think that the cure rate is pretty high compared to other forms of cancer. I have a frined whose dad smoked for years and has had to have his voice box removed but has done pretty well with staying in remission since that surgery.
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3:08 pm
August 16, 2010
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daine
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Cure for throat cancer? I have heard that the same virus that causes cervical cancer in girls can cause throat cancer in men? Is that true?
Is there a vaccine for throat cancer like the one for cervical cancer? Curious…
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4:46 pm
August 16, 2010
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Rene
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Cancer of the throat is cancer of the vocal cords, voice box (larynx), or other areas of the throat.
Treatment is aimed at completely removing the cancer and preventing the spread of the cancer to other parts of the body.
When the tumor is small, either surgery or radiation therapy alone can be used to eliminate the tumor.
When the tumor is larger or has spread to lymph
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10:34 am
August 19, 2010
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ocular
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Does treating throat cancer almost always lead to the patient losing his voice box?
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8:01 pm
October 5, 2010
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Rene
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daine said:
Cure for throat cancer? I have heard that the same virus that causes cervical cancer in girls can cause throat cancer in men? Is that true?
Is there a vaccine for throat cancer like the one for cervical cancer? Curious…
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6:25 am
June 2, 2011
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Suzzane
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Rene said:
There are many studies still going on about the relation of HPV and throat cancer, one of them found that HPV 16 which is a particular strain of HPV that causes 70% of cervical cancer also causes throat cancer. Gardisil which is the HPV vaccine vaccinates against four strains 6,11,16,18.
In that case, is it possible that
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