• Airway obstruction
• Loss of voice and speaking ability
• Disfigurement of the neck or face
• Hardening of the skin of the neck
• Difficulty swallowing
• Spread of the cancer to other body areas (metastasis)

Call your health care provider if symptoms indicate cancer of the throat, especially hoarseness or change in voice with no obvious cause that lasts longer than 1 week. Also call your health care provider if you find a lump in the neck that does not go away in 2-3 weeks.