Dick Vitale On Road to Recovery After Battling Vocal Cord Cancer

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Dick Vitale recently shared great news with the help of his voice surgeon, Dr. Steven Zeitels, in an emotional and moving video using his voice again after a prolonged period of voice rest while undergoing treatment for vocal cord cancer.

Sportscaster Dick Vitale receives good news from his voice surgeon, Dr. Steven Zeitels, Director of the Massachusetts General Voice Center, following his battle with vocal cord cancer.

Dick Vitale Gives Heartfelt ESPYs Acceptance Speech Following Recovery From Voice Surgery

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College basketball and sports icon, Dick Vitale, received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2022 ESPY Awards, following his battle with lymphoma and precancerous dysplasia of his vocal folds over the past year. Throughout his speech, Mr. Vitale passionately emphasized the importance of cancer research.

ESPYs 2022: Dick Vitale Acceptance Speech

Dick Vitale Receives Good News from Voice Surgeon Dr. Steven Zeitels

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After weeks of voice rest following intense surgery to his vocal cords, college basketball icon, Dick Vitale, is cleared to use his voice by world-renowned voice surgeon, Dr. Steven Zeitels, at the Massachusetts General Hospital Voice Center. Dr. Zeitels and Mr. Vitale shared the great news on Wednesday. Read more on ESPN: https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2022/03/dick-vitales-march-gladness-now-i-can-officially-begin-using-my-voice/

HPV infection may be behind rise in vocal-cord cancers among young nonsmokers

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A remarkable recent increase in the diagnosis of vocal-cord cancer in young adults appears to be the result of infection with strains of human papilloma virus (HPV) that also cause cervical cancer and other malignancies. Investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) describe finding HPV infection in all tested samples of vocal-cord cancer from 10 patients diagnosed at age 30 or under, most of whom were non-smokers. Their report appears in a special supplement on innovations in laryngeal surgery that accompanies the March 2019 issue of Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology.

For the news release from Massachusetts General Hospital, click here.

To read Glottic Carcinoma in Young Patients by Semirra Bayan, M.D., William Faquin, M.D., Ph.D., and Steven M. Zeitels, M.D., F.A.C.S. from the Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, click here.

Comprehensive Review Analyzes Vocal-Cord Restoration in 18 Grammy Award-Winning Singers - Supported by VHI

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Treatment of elite vocalists provides insight into the treatment and management of vocal-cord disease in non-performers.

A retrospective review of microsugery performed in 18 Grammy Award-winning performers treated by surgeons at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Division of Laryngeal Surgery has revealed insights into the treatment and management of vocal-cord disease in elite performers. Detailed photo-documentation is provided which demonstrates a range of microsurgical techniques that were created at MGH. This unique first-of-its kind investigation was published in a special supplement to the March 2019 issue of the Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology, entitled Innovations in Laryngeal Surgery.

For the news release from the Massachusetts General Hospital, click here.

To read Innovations in Laryngeal Surgery by Steven M. Zeitels, M.D., F.A.C.S. from the Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, click here.

Billboard Magazine - Music's Top Throat Doctors Who Saved The Voices of Adele, Sam Smith and More

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Billboard Magazine features Dr. Steven Zeitels as "The Maestro" in an article profiling the nation's leading voice doctors.

Billboard Magazine - (CLICK HERE)

Good Morning America and ABC World News

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Good Morning America and ABC World News

Groundbreaking Treatment For Respiratory Papilomatosis (RRP) with Avastin & KTP Laser

Laryngeal Papillomatosis (RRP) is a devastating disease that affects tens of thousands of patients in the United States, more than half of whom are children. It is not unusual for patients to undergo 50 to 100 procedures. Over the past decade, the MGH researchers have created and established state-of-the-art treatment paradigms including the angiolytic KTP laser, and office-based laser surgery with local anesthesia.

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ABC World News, The New York Times & National Public Radio

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ABC World News, The New York Times & National Public Radio

New Vocal Cord Cancer Treatment

A new treatment for vocal cord cancer developed by Dr. Steven Zeitels and collaborators at the Massachusetts General Hospital has been the subject of several media reports in the US and abroad. The breakthrough was reported by Dr. Timothy Johnson on ABC World News, and was featured in the New York Times and on National Public Radio.

Dr. Zeitels, the Eugene B. Casey Professor of Laryngeal Surgery and the Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital has been innovating vocal cord treatment for precancerous dysplasia and cancer for the past 20 years. This work has culminated in a new laser treatment for cancer, which has produced the best results to date.

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National Geographic and NBC's The Today Show

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National Geographic and NBC's The Today Show

After being interviewed by Matt Lauer on the Today Show on October 19, 2007, Steven Tyler and Dr. Steven Zeitels were featured on Sunday, October 21, on the National Geographic Channel (NGC), which presented the "Incredible Human Machine," This two-hour documentary is a journey through an ordinary and extraordinary day-in-the-life of the human machine. With stunning high-definition footage, radical scientific advances and powerful firsthand accounts, Incredible Human Machine plunged deep into the routine marvels of the human body.

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