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==Overview==
==Overview==
There are no direct [[causes]] for hypopharngeal cancer. However, there are some common risk factors that may lead to gene [[mutations]] and cause the hypopharyngeal cancer.
==Causes==
==Causes==
Factors that contribute to the development of hypopharyngeal cancer include:
There are no established direct causes for hypopharngeal cancer. Common risk factors for hypopharyngeal cancer can be found [[Hypopharyngeal cancer risk factors|'''here''']].<ref name="aaa">What are the risk factors for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers?. Cancer.org. Accessed on October 13, 2015. http://www.cancer.org/cancer/laryngealandhypopharyngealcancer/overviewguide/laryngeal-and-hypopharyngeal-cancer-overview-what-causes</ref>
Smoking:
alterations may change a normal DNA sequence to an oncogene, a gene that causes cancer after exposure to a carcinogen
Squamous cells, a type of cell that lines hollow organs like the throat, mouth, lungs, and outer layer of skin, are particularly vulnerable when exposed to cigarette smoke
 
Chewing tobacco
The chewing tobacco is placed into the mouth, leaving it exposed toenzymes, like amylase, which partly digests the carcinogenic material. Saliva is swallowed, along with the cancer-promoting material, which passes through the hypopharynx on its way to the esophagus.
Heavy alcohol use
Heavy alcohol use is linked to Hypopharyngeal Cancer as well. Alcohol damages the lining of the hypopharynx, increasing the amount of chemicals that are allowed to seep into the underlying membranes. Heavy alcohol use is also associated with nutritional deficiencies
Poor diet
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
A disease called Plummer-Vinson syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes a long-term iron deficiency, may also lead to Hypopharyngeal Cancer. Other factors like a deficiency in certain vitamins also appear to contribute to this type of cancer.


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Gertrude Djouka, M.D.[2], Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [3]

Overview

There are no direct causes for hypopharngeal cancer. However, there are some common risk factors that may lead to gene mutations and cause the hypopharyngeal cancer.

Causes

There are no established direct causes for hypopharngeal cancer. Common risk factors for hypopharyngeal cancer can be found here.[1]

References

  1. What are the risk factors for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers?. Cancer.org. Accessed on October 13, 2015. http://www.cancer.org/cancer/laryngealandhypopharyngealcancer/overviewguide/laryngeal-and-hypopharyngeal-cancer-overview-what-causes