A rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study

A rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study

WASHINGTON — 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. … Read more