U-M study finds voice box can be preserved, even with the largest cancers

Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 11:49 in Health & Medicine

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Some patients with large tumors on their larynx can preserve their speech by opting for chemotherapy and radiation over surgery to remove the voice box. A new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center found that a single round of chemotherapy could identify those patients most likely to benefit from this approach.

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