Types of Throat Cancer
Depending on the affected region, throat cancer is of the following types:
- Nasopharyngeal cancer: This cancer develops right behind the nose.
- Oropharyngeal cancer: This cancer develops in the throat behind the mouth and tonsils
- Hypopharyngeal cancer: This cancer develops in the lower part of the throat.
- Glottic cancer: This cancer develops in the vocal cords • Supraglottic cancer: This cancer develops in the epiglottis and vocal cords of the larynx
- Subglottic cancer: This cancer develops in the lower region of the larynx right below the vocal cords
