Person standing in front of a modern building with a sign asking if you would recognize the symptoms of laryngeal cancer.

Please help share these assets featuring Ben – a head and neck cancer patient – to help raise awareness of laryngeal cancer (cancer of the voicebox).
Read Bern’s story about how he is helping others race to a cancer diagnosis through his work with the Alliance. 

 

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Person in a black uniform standing in front of a framed photo of a red Formula 1 car with a caption about recognizing the symptoms of laryngeal cancer. Get to know the symptoms of laryngeal cancer (cancer of the voicebox).
If you have any of these symptoms for more than 3 weeks, your GP wants to hear from you so please do make an appointment
• a hoarse voice
• a change in your voice
• pain when swallowing or difficulty swallowing
• a lump or swelling in your neck
• a long-lasting cough or breathlessness
• a persistent sore throat or earache
• a high-pitched wheezing noise when you breathe
• difficulty breathing.
The chances are it won’t be cancer, but if it is then finding it early can make all the difference and help you to begin treatment sooner when it is more likely to be successful.
To find out more, visit the NHS website: Laryngeal (larynx) cancer – NHS#GMHeadandNeckCancer		 Person in a black uniform standing in front of a framed photo of a red Formula 1 car with a caption about recognizing the symptoms of laryngeal cancer.
Person standing in front of a modern building with a sign displaying a health message about laryngeal cancer symptoms. The main symptom of laryngeal (voicebox) cancer is having a hoarse voice for more than 3 weeks.

Other symptoms can include:
• a change in your voice
• pain when swallowing or difficulty swallowing
• a lump or swelling in your neck
• a long-lasting cough or breathlessness
• a persistent sore throat or earache
• a high-pitched wheezing noise when you breathe
• in severe cases, difficulty breathing
Some people may also experience bad breath, unintentional weight loss, or extreme tiredness.
If you have symptoms for more than 3 weeks that you are worried about, your GP wants to hear from you so please do make an appointment.
The chances are it won’t be cancer, but if it is then finding it early can make all the difference and help you to begin treatment sooner when it is more likely to be successful.
Find out more: Laryngeal (larynx) cancer – NHS

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 Person standing in front of a modern building with a sign displaying a health message about laryngeal cancer symptoms.
An individual stands on a beach with a cloudy sky and ocean in the background, bearing a text banner above that reads 'Would you recognise the symptoms of laryngeal cancer?' Would you recognise the symptoms of laryngeal (voicebox) cancer?
The main symptom is having a hoarse voice for more than 3 weeks.
Other symptoms can include:
• a change in your voice
• pain when swallowing or difficulty swallowing
• a lump or swelling in your neck
• a long-lasting cough or breathlessness
• a persistent sore throat or earache
• a high-pitched wheezing noise when you breathe
• in severe cases, difficulty breathing
Some people may also experience bad breath, unintentional weight loss, or extreme tiredness.
If you have symptoms for more than 3 weeks that you are worried about, your GP wants to hear from you so please do make an appointment.
The chances are it won’t be cancer, but if it is then finding it early can make all the difference and help you to begin treatment sooner when it is more likely to be successful.
Find out more: Laryngeal (larynx) cancer – NHS#GMHeadandNeckCancer		 An individual stands on a beach with a cloudy sky and ocean in the background, bearing a text banner above that reads ‘Would you recognise the symptoms of laryngeal cancer?’