Can you get throat cancer from singing?

Question

Is it likely for an 18yr old to get throat cancer?

Answer 1

No: While chronic vocal injury may rarely contribute the most common cause is smoking. Besides, chronic vocal injury is a result of real abuse of voice and is almost never a result of singing.

Answer 2

Cancer development: Cancer comes in many different "flavors" that can be variable in the specific time course for development. Most throat cancers require several genetic changes over many years or deca. Once the genetic changes occur, it still takes often years before the cancer reaches a size to be detected. So, behaviors or exposures in younger years (smoking, for example) make the difference in later cancer rate

Answer 3

Depends on the site: Cancer affecting the vocal cords will cause hoarseness fairly early. Cancer in the upper part of the larynx may remain asymtomatic till it has spread to the lymphnodes. There are variations in the time and type of symptoms of throat cancer depending on the location. See this site for more info. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/oral-and-throat-cancer/ds00349.

Answer 4

That is something: we can't answer with available information. Your surgeon/ physician should know the specific type of cancer you had, how much spread there was, if all cancer was removed, etc. Those individuals should be able to provide a better estimate when looking at all of the variables. Take care.

Answer 5

Throat Cancer: It depends on what kind of cancer, epithelial, lymphoma etc. what stage or how extensive the cancer was and how you were treated. You will require long term follow up with your ENT / head and neck surgeon as well as your oncologist.

Answer 6

Yes: There are many different types of cancers and they can affect different parts of your body. An 18yo can get a throat cancer and many other cancers. Smokers and tobacco users increase their chances of a throat cancer but you can get cancers without being a smoker or tobacco user as well.

Answer 7

Esophageal cancer: It would be incredibly rare for someone to get throat cancer at 18 yrs. The majority of cases occur in people over 60 yrs old. There are some behaviors that can leave one at higher risk: heavy smoking and heavy alcohol use (shouldn't be a factor in an 18 yr old). Chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease, hpv virus..The list goes on.

Answer 8

Variable time: Each person has different susceptibility to cancer and the time from exposure to tobacco to cancer is extremely variable. However, if you use tobacco in any form, quit while you are ahead. In a susceptible person even second hand smoke can cause cancer.

Answer 9

Years: Smoking can cause many cancers. There is no data to predict how long it will take to cause cancer, like throat cancer. But the longer you smoke, the more chance you will get cancer. So it is better to quit smoking asap.

Answer 10

Usually several year: The relation between smoking and throat cancer is not as well defined as that for lung cancer and smoking. With that said, there is a definite causal relationship often associated with alcohol as well. Young smokers of get throat cancer so there is no safe time. Smokers should stop and be sure to have careful oral exams from their dentists and/or physicians.

Answer 11

A number of years.: The risk of head and neck cancer is associated with both smoking and alcohol consumption (and also viral infection with hpv). People who have smoked heavily, but only a few years are at less risk than light smokers who have smoked for many years, so duration of exposure is just as important as smoke of the exposure. There is, however, no sure "safe limit." smoking is just not healthy.

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