Symptoms Of Laryngeal Cancer

A sore throat is one of the most common symptoms of the laryngeal cancer. If this symptom occurs a person might feel pain, scratchiness and irritation in the throat. The symptom would worsen if a person swallows any food. People often ignore the symptom of sore throat thinking that it can be due to some viral infection. If the problem of sore throat is persistent then it is highly recommended to the visit the doctor to get checked for other medical conditions

The symptoms of throat cancer vary based on the location of the cancer. A few times it can lead to the formation of a lump in the neck which is palpable. However, this symptom is not always present. It is also important to note that a lump in the throat not always indicates towards cancer. It can be due to other reasons as well. The abnormal lump is nothing but a lymph node that gets swollen.

Shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing is medically termed as Dyspnea, where persons’ respiratory passage or breathing passage and blood vessels of lungs or heart are affected. The other symptoms associated with shortness of breath are tightness felling in chest region, air hunger, inability of deep breathe etc. As kidney is performing functions like removing extra water and wastes, maintaining blood pressure, balancing the chemical levels in body as well as forming red blood cells, shortness of breath can be taken as a sign of problem with kidney. Anaemic condition is basic sign of kidney damage resulting into shortness of breath.

If a person is producing a gasping sound while breathing then it comes under noisy breathing. This condition is also known as stridor. It occurs when there is a partial blockage of the larynx, windpipe, or pharynx due to a tumor. This condition can lead to difficulty in breathing as well. If there is shortness of breath even when a person is resting then it a medical emergency condition and the person must be admitted to the hospital.

One of the signs for detecting a laryngeal cancer can be unusual sensation in and around the skin of the ear or continuous pain in the ear. This pain in the ear occurs because of it being referred from the throat. Thus it can also be called as referred pain. This symptom can often get overlooked when a doctor is trying to diagnose the patient with laryngeal cancer.

A person who is suffering from the laryngeal cancer can start to lose weight without any specific reason. One of the reasons why a person suffering from cancer loses weight is because most of the energy from the body is used by the cancer cells while whatever energy is left is utilized by the body to get rid of the cancer cells. This leads to unexplained and significant weight loss on a patient. This is one of the most common symptoms of laryngeal cancer and it should not be ignored.

Another symptom of laryngeal cancer can be a person has persistent bad breath. A person can have bad breath because of several reasons other than cancer. However, if the bad breath does not go away even getting proper treatment then it may be a sign of laryngeal cancer. This symptom often gets overlooked as general practitioners are mostly looking for major signs and symptoms to diagnose laryngeal cancer.