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A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one.Transplants of the so-called voice box are extremely rare, and normally aren t an option for people with active cancer. Marty Kedian is only the third person in the U.S. to undergo a total larynx transplant 鈥?the others, years ago, were because of injuries 鈥?and one of a handful reported worldwide.
stanley cup Surgeons at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona offered Kedian the transplant as part of a new clinical trial aimed at opening the potentially life-changing operation to more patients, including some with cancer, the most common way to lose a larynx. People need to keep their voice, Kedian, 59, told The Associated
stanley cup quencher Press four months after his transplant 鈥?still hoarse but able to keep up an hourlong conversation. I want people to know this can be done. Mayo Clinic via AP In this photo provided by the Mayo Clinic, Marty Kedian greets his dog, Baxter, on his first trip outside the Mayo Clinic Hospital after his surgery. He became emotional recalling the first time he phon
stanley website ed his 82-year-old mother after the surgery and she could hear me. 鈥?That was important to me, to talk to my mother. The study is small 鈥?just nine more people will be enrolled. But it may teach scientists best practices for these complex transplants so that one day they could be offered to more people who can t breathe, swallow or speak on Yyxt Inflation prompting Americans to rethink their holiday travel plans
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