As Jamie Theakston reveals throat cancer diagnosis, the stars who have survived the disease: From Top Gun star Val Kilmer to tennis ace Martina Navratalova READ MORE: Signs of laryngeal cancer after Jamie Theakston's shock diagnosis By John Ely Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 11:55, 17 September 2024 | Updated: 12:02, 17 September 2024 e-mail View comments Jamie Theakston is the latest star to reveal that he has laryngeal cancer , a type of throat cancer that strikes over 2,000 Brits a year. The Heart Radio presenter, 53, took to Instagram to share his health update after previously revealing he booked an appointment with doctors after listeners noticed there was something wrong with his voice. Changes to a person's voice is one the classic symptoms of the disease.
Anyone noticing they have had a hoarse voice for more than three weeks is urged to speak to their GP. Throat cancer is not a medical term with doctors instead distinguishing cancers that develop in this part of the body into two main types. These are cancers of the larynx, like what Theakston has, and those of the pharynx a hollow, muscular tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and opens into the larynx and windpipe.
Heart Radio presenter Jamie Theakston, pictured with stand-in co-host Davina McCall, revealed on Instagram that he booked an appointment with doctors after listeners had noticed there was something not quite right with his voice For many people like Theakston the first noticea.