Steve’s Story: A Voice Reclaimed After Throat Cancer

August 12, 2024

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Tufts Medicine patient Steve White, and his wife Linda, share his journey to recovering his voice after throat cancer and a laryngectomy.

When throat cancer treatment took Steve White’s ability to speak, the former ballroom dancer and teacher thought he’d lost his ability to communicate for good. Learn how Miriam O'Leary, MD, Chair of Otolaryngology at Tufts Medical Center, and the rest of Steve's care team, helped him regain his voice and continue living the life he loves.

 

 

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• Tufts Medical Center
• Cancer
• Otolaryngology — Head + Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose + Throat)
• Department of Otolaryngology – Head + Neck Surgery
• Miriam O'Leary, MD

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