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Tracheal cancer is a rare cancer that starts in the trachea. It is most commonly manifested as squamous cell carcinoma (especially in men over 60), but adenoid cystic carcinoma, for example, is also found in the trachea.
Typical symptoms of tracheal cancer include difficulty breathing and swallowing, dry cough, haemorrhage, hoarseness, fever, chills and recurrent infections of the chest. Symptoms are also common in many benign diseases. The main treatments for tracheal cancer are surgery and radiation. Chemotherapy is usually given for palliative purposes, to relieve symptoms.
Tracheal cancer accounts for 0.02-0.04% of reported cancers. The prognosis for the disease is generally poor; Between 5 and 35% of patients live 5 years after diagnosis.
