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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [2]

Overview

There are no established causes for laryngeal cancer.

There are no established causes for laryngeal cancer. However, the following have been seen to be associated with laryngeal cancer:

Chromium or Nickel^[1] Asbestos^[2]^[3] Alcohol^[4] Smoking^[4]

↑ Olsen J, Sabroe S (June 1984). "Occupational causes of laryngeal cancer". J Epidemiol Community Health. 38 (2): 117–21. PMID 6747509.
↑ Battista G, Belli S, Comba P, Fiumalbi C, Grignoli M, Loi F, Orsi D, Paredes I (November 1999). "Mortality due to asbestos-related causes among railway carriage construction and repair workers". Occup Med (Lond). 49 (8): 536–9. PMID 10658307.
↑ Roh S, Park S, Tae G, Song J (2016). "A case of laryngeal cancer induced by exposure to asbestos in a construction site supervisor". Ann Occup Environ Med. 28: 34. doi:10.1186/s40557-016-0114-3. PMC 4976513. PMID 27504188.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Ahrens W, Jöckel KH, Patzak W, Elsner G (1991). "Alcohol, smoking, and occupational factors in cancer of the larynx: a case-control study". Am. J. Ind. Med. 20 (4): 477–93. PMID 1785612.