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Cancer of the larynx is caused by changes in the lining of the larynx due to long-standing irritation – usually by cigarette smoke. Today, it is largely a male disease, with men accounting for 80 per cent of the 2000 cases that occur each year in England and Wales. It is seldom seen in people who have never smoked.
