El cancer de laringe es el segundo tipo de enfermedad mas frecuente del tracto aerodigestivo superior. Se presenta de manera predominante en hombres, principalmente por malos habitos alimenticios y costumbres de vida que afectan de manera significativa la aparicion de la enfermedad, convirtiendose en posibles factores de riesgo relacionados con la aparicion del carcinoma escamocelular con una incidencia del 95% de los casos. Abstract The laryngeal cancer is the second most frequent disease of the upper Aero-digestive tract type. Occurs predominantly in men mainly by poor eating habits and customs of life affecting significantly the appearance of the disease, becoming potential risk factors related to the occurrence of this disease, becoming potential risk factors related to the occurrence of squamous cell carcinoma with an incidence of 95% of the cases. Keywords: cancer of larynge carcinoma squamous cell, radical laryngectomy.