I am very blessed to have survived Stage IV..,base of tongue - primary cancer now for 10 years...life is great at 60!...I have noticed a continued hoarseness that has almost always been there in the morning with degress/variation during the day or night, probably depending on how dry I am or eating hot/spicy food...but it seems like it is getting increasingly worse this year. Is it possible that the radiation effects stiffens the vocal cords over the years?