Shout at Cancer Celebrates 10 Years of Giving Voices Back
Shout at Cancer
BLCC member Dr Thomas Moors, founder and director of Shout at Cancer, has recently marked a significant milestone as the non-profit celebrated ten years of supporting people who have undergone laryngectomy.
Over the past decade, Shout at Cancer has supported individuals who have lost their larynxes as a result of life-saving surgery. The ten-year celebration brought together members of the community for a special concert, where participants performed as part of a choir. The performance showcased one of the innovative ways Shout at Cancer helps individuals rediscover their voice and confidence through music, creativity, and community.
The celebration also featured two remarkable world-first achievements. The first was a pioneering laryngectomy vocal tract organ, created using MRI scans of choir members’ vocal tracts. The second was a song performed by choir members while inside an MRI scanner, capturing the vocal process in real time.
The anniversary has also been followed by a number of exciting developments in research, creativity, and international collaboration.
Among the highlights is the publication of new research exploring singing in harmony with trees that survived the atomic bombs, recently released in Frontiers in Psychology. The paper has already attracted considerable interest, reaching around 1,000 reads within its first month.
The concert also inspired Dr Simon Roper, a linguistics researcher who attended the event, to create a reflective video exploring the psychosocial impact of life after laryngectomy.
Together, these achievements mark an inspiring moment for Dr Thomas Moors and the wider Shout at Cancer community. As the organisation celebrates its first decade, it continues to demonstrate how creativity, research, and collaboration can help people rebuild their voice and confidence after life-changing surgery.
The BLCC congratulates Dr Thomas Moors on this important milestone and looks forward to seeing the continued impact of his work.