Yossi was hoarse for months.

When the reason for this was discovered - it changed his life

More than once we tend to repress strange symptoms and convince ourselves that everything is fine.

This is also what happened to Yossi Haddad who thought his hoarseness was just a stubborn cold.

Fortunately, he arrived on time at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital - where they treated the malignant tumor that had spread through his body, and helped him embark on a new path.

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24/11/2021

Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 08:26

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Yossi Hadad, 53, noticed one morning that he was very hoarse.

Although he was sure it was a cold that would pass, the hoarseness did not pass.

"Because the hoarseness did not go away, I went for an examination by an ENT doctor in the community, but nothing unusual was found and about a week later the hoarseness disappeared," says Haddad.

Two months later the hoarseness returned, but this time it did not go away.

"Time passed and I was just hoarse. A few weeks later I realized that something was strange, the hoarseness did not go away, and I went again to a doctor who noticed a paralysis of the vocal cords and immediately sent me for an MRI, which was followed by a tumor."

Haddad was sent for an urgent biopsy in which it turned out to be a malignant tumor, "and really at that moment my life was turned upside down."

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Hadad was immediately sent for treatment to Dr. Nir Hirschhorn, a senior head and neck surgeon from Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. "Without risk factors, and yet some important warning signs came up that became clear after extensive testing as a tumor process in the thyroid gland that spread to the lymph nodes and nearby organs."

Although a thyroid tumor is mostly common in women, it is still diagnosed in about one-tenth of cases in men and it is important to identify it.

This is the most common endocrine tumor, and is usually more aggressive in men, and accordingly the treatment as well.

In Yossi's case, the hoarseness that did not go away was the first sign, and later neck lumps were also found.

Thyroid cancer is more aggressive in men.

Neck (Photo: ShutterStock)

"Shortly after Yossi came to me, he was operated on to remove the tumor and its extensions. The tumor was at a relatively advanced stage, and despite the complexity of the surgery, we were able to remove the entire tumor completely and restore involved organs," said Dr. Hirschhorn.

Recalculate route

The cancer that came unexpectedly and the complex surgery was a wake-up call for Haddad, and after the prolonged recovery he decided to change his lifestyle.

"After the operation, Yossi received complementary oncological treatment and now I am more than happy to say that he is free of the disease," says Dr. Hirschhorn.

Among other things, he started a sports activity that includes long runs, and that's how we got to run together, a winning team. "

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"I was not an athlete and you could say I was quite overweight," Haddad says. For a week at Hadassah Hospital, where I first started doing sports. Inside the room I would do about 13,000 steps a day and since then I have started doing walks and runs outside, with the approval and encouragement of Dr. Hirschhorn. "

Start talking about running together already on clinic visits.

Dr. Hirschhorn (right) and Yossi Hadad (Photo: Hadassah Spokeswoman Ein Kerem)

"During Yossi's visits to the clinic, the thought of running together came up several times," says Dr. Hirschhorn. Although the corona changed our plans, in the end an opportunity was created for a joint run on the initiative and organization of the "Israeli Society for Surgery and Oncology of the Head and Neck". "We held a sporting event for doctors and doctors who treat head and neck tumors - head and neck surgeons and oncologists in the field, in collaboration with the Association for the War on Cancer and the Association of Otolaryngologists."

The purpose of the session was to raise awareness and importance in an early examination of a variable skin lesion, transient hoarseness, a non-healing wound and the appearance of a cervical lump.

Also avoid risk factors and especially smoking and uncontrolled exposure to the sun.

"When I offered Yossi to participate in the event, he jumped at the chance, and made it look great. His participation is a real message - both to patients, who can overcome tumor diseases in the neck and to the treatment team that fights day and night for them and is happy to see their recovery," concluded Dr. Hirschhorn. Proudly.

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