Changes to This Summary (01/06/2012)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

General Information About Laryngeal Cancer ¹

Updated statistics ² with estimated new cancer cases and deaths for 2012 (cited American Cancer Society as reference 1).

Cellular Classification of Laryngeal Cancer ³

Updated Mendenhall et al. as reference 1 ⁴. Added Chepeha et al. as reference 2 ⁴.

Treatment Option Overview ⁵

Updated Mendenhall et al. as reference 4 ⁶. Added Chepeha et al. as reference 5 ⁶.

Stage II Laryngeal Cancer ⁷

Updated Mendenhall et al. as reference 1 ⁸. Added Chepeha et al. as reference 2 ⁸.

Stage III Laryngeal Cancer ⁹

Updated Mendenhall et al. as reference 2 ¹⁰. Added Chepeha et al. as reference 3 ¹⁰.

Stage IV Laryngeal Cancer ¹¹

Updated Mendenhall et al. as reference 1 ¹². Added Chepeha et al. as reference 2 ¹².