Persistent hoarseness may be a symptom of cancer, says expert

A hoarseness of voice may be just one consequence of a throat infection, or overuse of the vocal cords, but this is also the first symptom of a much more serious problem: laryngeal cancer. “This type of cancer accounts for about 2% of the tumors affecting the population in Brazil, and in two-thirds of the cases, the tumors are located in the vocal fold region. This type of cancer can be easily treated with surgery or radiation therapy, if discov…