April 15, 2026

On 16 April, World Voice Day will celebrate something most people rarely think about until it changes or disappears: the human voice. For the Throat Cancer Foundation, this is not just a day about sound, speech, or self-expression in the abstract. It is a day that cuts much deeper. Because for many people affected by

Most people don’t know HPV can cause throat and tonsil cancer. So they don’t start by asking, “Was it HPV?”They start with the usual assumptions:“You never smoked… so what caused it?”“How did you get it?”“Why you?”And eventually, when someone finally says, “It was caused by HPV”, the mood shifts.There’s a pause. A look. Then the