Aids and devices for laryngectomees.

Survival after surgical removal of the larynx is not the problem it was 20 years ago. The combination of better diagnosis and improved surgical techniques, including the use of antibiotics, during the past 2 decades has resulted in an increased number of patients surviving major surgery for cancer of the larynx. This increased number plus an increased awareness of the importance of rehabilitating the patient has led to the development of a new era for the laryngectomee. So many laryngectomees were living in 1952 that they became associated in the International Association of Laryngectomees.* 1 Starting with 13 clubs, such as the Cleveland Lost Chord Club and the Anamilo Clubs of New York and Detroit,† the Association now comprises 60 affiliated clubs and 20 nonaffiliated clubs in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, France, and England. The mailing list of the Association, now financially sponsored by