1 in 58,820

The odds a female will be diagnosed with laryngeal cancer in a year are 1 in 58,820 (US, 1979).

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SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2004. National Cancer Institute. 2007.

Resident Population plus Armed Forces Overseas--Estimates by Age, Sex, and Race: July 1, 1979 [Internet]. U.S. Census Bureau; Available from: http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/pre-1980/PE-11-1979.pdf

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laryngeal cancer

Cancer that forms in tissues of the larynx (area of the throat that contains the vocal cords and is used for breathing, swallowing, and talking). Most laryngeal cancers are squamous cell carcinomas (cancer that begins in flat cells lining the larynx). Also known as larynx cancer.

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Odds more likely than 1 in 10, such as 1 in 3.42, are rounded to three significant digits. Odds less likely than 1 in 10, such as 1 in 420.4, are rounded to four significant digits. Trailing zeros after the decimal point are dropped for readability, even though they may still be significant.

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Odds you won't see: 1 in 2.412; 63.042; 425,242c

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