As Jamie Theakston is the latest star to reveal that he has laryngeal cancer, a type of throat cancer that strikes over 2,000 Brits a year, we reveal some of the other stars to have battled the disease. As Jamie Theakston is the latest star to reveal that he has laryngeal cancer, a type of throat cancer that strikes over 2,000 Brits a year, we reveal some of the other stars to have battled the disease.