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 ...
Grant Hasse was born with two very rare conditions - one that's usually fatal, the other that should have left him unable to talk. But at almost 4 years old, he's a healthy bundle of energy after ...
When doctors told her they had to remove her tongue and voice box to save her life from the cancer that had invaded her mouth, Sonya Sotinsky sat down with a microphone to record herself saying the ...
MILESTONE. MARY IT’S A GREAT STORY. ED MARIA MARTY, COMEDIAN IS FROM HAVERHILL. BUT HE SPENT OVER A YEAR IN ARIZONA UNDERGOING THIS PROCEDURE AT THE MAYO CLINIC AS PART OF A CLINICAL TRIAL. WELL, ...
Cancer of the voice box or larynx is an important public health burden. In 2021, there were an estimated 1.1 million cases of laryngeal cancer worldwide, and approximately 100,000 people died from it.
In this photo provided by the family, Marty Kedian holds his granddaughter in Pelham, N.H., on Feb. 26, 2023, before his larynx transplant. Kedian regained his voice after surgeons removed his ...