By Stephen Beech

A deadly form of cancer could soon be detected early by AI simply listening to a patient's voice, scientists say.

They believe state-of-the-art machine learning technology will be able to spot early voice box cancer from the sound of someone talking within a "couple" of years.

There were an estimated 1.1 million cases of cancer of the voice box, or larynx, worldwide in 2021, and around 100,000 people died from it.

Risk factors include smoking, alcohol abuse, and infection with human papillomavirus.

The prognosis for laryngeal cancer ranges from 35% to 78% survival over five years when treated, depending on the tumor’s stage and its location within the voice box.

Doctors say catching cancer early is "key" to a patient’s prospects.

Laryngeal cancers are currently di

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