hi ananth, iwas diagnosed with cancer of the vocal chord approx 9 mnths ago i had radio therapy for 1 mnth radical after getting the all clear and onco telling me it had gone i was on cloud nine a few mnths later it went to the larynx hence my operation = laryngectomy april 2005 i seem to be taking 2steps forward and one back i woudnt say cancer of the larynx is the luckiest one to have i had adouble mastectomy for breast cancer also im 2yrs surviver it was a breeze if i compare it with cancer of the larynx then again we are all differant ye we are lucky to survive ananth. thanks be to god regards maz