ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about the different types of treatments doctors use for people with laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about how doctors describe a cancer’s growth or spread, as well as what the cancer cells look like under a microscope. This is called the stage and grade. Use the menu to see other pages.

What is cancer staging?

Staging is a way of describing where the cancer is located, if or where it has spread, and whether it is affecting other parts of the body.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.

Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, cancer. They also do tests to learn if cancer has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If the cancer has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about changes and other things that can signal a problem that may need medical care. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about the factors that increase the chance of developing laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer and what people can do to lower their risk. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find a drawing of the main body parts affected by laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer. Use the menu to see other pages.

The next section in this guide is Risk Factors and Prevention. It explains the factors that may increase the chance of developing laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer and what people can do to lower their risk. Use the menu to choose a different section to read in this guide.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about these diseases and the parts of the body they may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.