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Jamie Theakston has revealed that he has shape 1 laryngeal cancer.
The Heart Radio presenter, 53, took to Instagram to stock his wellness update pinch fans connected Tuesday aft antecedently revealing he booked an assignment pinch doctors aft listeners had noticed location was thing not rather correct pinch his voice.
Laryngeal crab is simply a type of crab that affects nan larynx (voice box).
Jamie said: 'Hi folks, arsenic you cognize - I precocious had an cognition to region a lesion from my vocal chords.
'The biopsy has identified this arsenic Stage 1 Laryngeal cancer. So I person crab but crab doesn't person me!
Jamie Theakston revealed he has crab connected Tuesday: Presenter, 53, is taking a break from his Heart Radio occupation arsenic his co-star Amanda Holden gave a wellness update
Jamie shared this station connected societal media connected Tuesday
'The prognosis is very affirmative and I'm hoping to beryllium backmost pinch you successful October.
'Until then, I've been told to springiness my sound a remainder and time off you successful nan mostly tin hands of JK and Amanda.
'Huge acknowledgment to them and each nan Global family who person been unbelievably supportive.
'Be thankful for this day, and erstwhile I spot you next, I'll person a awesome communicative to tell.'
On September 1, Jamie had said he had sewage himself checked retired aft immoderate of listeners had noticed thing wasn't rather correct pinch his voice.
He wrote connected Instagram: 'Sooo - a fewer of you listeners person noticed my sound hasn't sounded correct these paast fewer weeks - I've sewage you to thank.
'Got it checked. Doctors recovered a lesion connected my vocal chords which I've had removed this play - acknowledgment for each nan benignant messages - should beryllium backmost connected my feet soon - successful nan meantime...' and vanished nan station pinch a zip-up rima emoji.
On September 1, he shared this station thanking listeners for spotting thing incorrect pinch his sound which he quickly sewage checked out
A big of celebrities jumped to nan comments to wish Jamie well
Soon aft Jamie's news, Amanda wrote: 'Our wonderful @jamie.theakston has been diagnosed pinch shape 1 laryngeal cancer.
'His prognosis is very bully and he has an unthinkable squad astir him. Jamie. We emotion and miss you and look guardant to seeing you very soon.
'With @sophietheakstonjewellery, your gorgeous boys, Us and nan full federation pinch you.. YOU WILL GET THROUGH THIS ❤️.'
Jamie joined Heart FM successful May 2005, pursuing 3 years astatine BBC Radio 1.
He co-presented nan Saturday greeting BBC One children's show Live & Kicking, alongside Zoe Ball betwixt 1996 and 1999, and co-hosted nan euphony programme Top of nan Pops betwixt 1998 and 2003.
He has won a BAFTA grant for Live & Kicking and galore awards for his power work.
What is laryngeal cancer?
According to nan NHS website, Laryngeal crab is simply a type of crab that affects nan larynx (voice box).
The larynx is portion of nan pharynx recovered astatine nan entranceway of nan windpipe (trachea). It plays an important domiciled successful helping you respire and speak.
In nan UK, location are much than 2,000 caller cases of laryngeal crab each year.
The information is much communal successful group complete nan property of 60. It's much communal successful men than women.
