A GP has urged people to seek medical help if they experience a specific symptom for three weeks or longer following the shock cancer diagnosis of TV and radio presenter Jamie Theakston. Heart Radio host Jamie revealed he recently discovered he had laryngeal cancer - or cancer of the larynx. In a post made to his social media, the 53-year-old explained he had undergone surgery to remove the cancerous lesion and his outlook was “positive”.
Following this announcement, the NHS website has reported a 13-fold increase in searches for laryngeal cancer over the past week. The disease is thought to affect around 2,000 people in the UK every year but despite these numbers it is relatively unknown. A new survey of 500 UK adults conducted by Lloyds Pharmacy Online Doctor , found that 60 percent of the population had never heard of laryngeal cancer and six percent had only heard of it for the first time in relation to Jamie Theakston.
The survey also revealed that almost nine in 10 people (88 percent) would not feel confident in identifying symptoms of laryngeal cancer. With this in mind, GP Doctor Neel Patel from Lloyds, explained more about the disease and what to look for. Dr Patel said: “Laryngeal cancer affects the larynx (also called the voice box).
This form of throat cancer sees more than 2,000 new diagnoses per year, according to the NHS.” He warned that if you experience a hoarse voice for more than three weeks you should speak to your doctor. “The most common sympto.