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Inside the life of Jamie Theakston: From rollercoaster rise to fame and close relationship with Amanda Holden to quiet marriage with wife as radio host reveals he has laryngeal cancer
Jamie Theakston revealed that he has stage 1 laryngeal cancer on Tuesday in a shock health update.
After becoming a household name, the star's TV career continued with big hosting gigs on the BBC including music quiz show A Question Of Pop, coverage of Glastonbury and The Millennium. According to the NHS, symptoms of laryngeal cancer include a change in your voice, such as sounding hoarse, pain when swallowing, a lump or swelling in your neck, a long-lasting cough or breathlessness, a persistent sore throat or earache and, in the most severe cases, difficulty breathing. Doctors found a lesion on my vocal chords which I've had removed this weekend - thanks for all the kind messages - should be back on my feet soon - in the meantime...' and finished the post with a zip-up mouth emoji.
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