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Rare Cancer Causes US Man to Suddenly Develop an Irish Sounding Accent - ScienceAlert

Rare Cancer Causes US Man to Suddenly Develop an Irish Sounding Accent - ScienceAlert

Rare Cancer Causes US Man to Suddenly Develop an Irish Sounding Accent - ScienceAlert
Feb 08, 2023 58 secs

A rare form of prostate cancer caused a man in his 50s to suddenly speak with an accent that sounded remarkably like an Irish brogue; a stark change that stuck with him for the rest of his life.

FAS is an unusual speech disorder that can cause a person to suddenly break out in a 'foreign' accent for no known reason, with pronunciation shifting in ways that resemble – superficially at least – the cadence of another dialect or language.

Despite the attention given to stories where people suddenly develop particular foreign accents, most cases of FAS are generic changes to speech production that can't be readily associated with any specific geographical region.

The recent case of the man from the US diagnosed with prostate cancer is a rare example of a change in voice that closely resembles a recognizable accent.

Despite chemotherapy and radiation, the patient's cancer continued to rapidly progress, gradually paralyzing his body and, sadly, ultimately ending his life.

"This unusual presentation highlights the importance of additional literature on FAS and PNDs associated with prostate cancer to improve understanding of the links between these rare syndromes and clinical trajectory," write the case study's authors.

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