Cornwall My Home composer Harry Glasson says singing found cancer
A folk musician says singing saved his life – after his voice got hoarse and doctors discovered he had cancer of the vocal cords. Harry Glasson, 69, was a popular performer in his local area and would go from pub to pub belting out his home-written hits. But one day his voice went a bit croaky and Harry couldn't sing, so because he couldn't work he went to the doctors to get it checked out. It was soon diagnosed that Harry had cancer of the vocal cords – and he was saved because they discovered it so quickly. Harry, from Penzance, said: "Singing saved my life, I could have been ...