Cancer patient develops 'uncontrollable' Irish accent in rare case: U.S. researchers

Cancer patient in US developed Irish accent during treatment

Rare 'foreign accent syndrome' has only been detected in two other cancer patients and is more common in stroke sufferers and head injury victims

Cancer Patient Developed ‘Uncontrollable Irish Accent,’ Researchers Claim

A North Carolina man developed an "uncontrollable Irish accent" after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, researchers said in January.

This prostate cancer patient took on an “uncontrollable” Irish accent

The case of this American patient is rare, but has a name. This is called foreign accent syndrome.

US patient develops 'uncontrollable Irish accent' after cancer diagnosis

The patient had no Irish background, but developed a rare syndrome called "foreign accent syndrome" - but what is the speech disorder and why did it occur?

American cancer patient developed ‘uncontrollable’ Irish accent

Doctors believe the unusual side effect is a result of a condition called paraneoplastic neurological disorder

What is foreign accent syndrome? US man develops Irish accent

The American man, who had no Irish background, began speaking with an ‘uncontrollable Irish brogue accent’