Congestion in the throat is a sign that hides a malignant disease

A recent study found that laryngitis with dyspnea and swallowing or ear problems is a harbinger of a throat cancer more dangerous than baldness.

A study of more than 800 patients with laryngeal cancer found that more than 5% of the cancer risk was associated with the onset of these symptoms, compared with 2.7% only because of the pain.

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The guidelines from the National Institute of Health and Care recommend you to follow persistent or unexplained neck swelling.

But the findings of the University of Exeter further examine the range of symptoms that doctors should consider in determining who should be diagnosed with cancer.

Professor Willy Hamilton, co-author of the study, charged with preparing the current recommendations of the National Institute of Health and Care, said: "This research is important because when the Institute issued recommendations on cancer screening, there was no evidence on the part of practitioners.

The importance of the study lies in the discovery of the importance of hoarseness in the diagnosis of throat cancer, but the most important result is that the risk of this type of cancer increases in case of frequent congestion of the throat.

"The importance of this study is that it shows that the risk of coping with these symptoms is greater than what we thought," Hamilton said. .

Source: Daily Mail