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
apnews.com A rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study
A Massachusetts man can speak again after surgeons removed his cancerous voice box and replaced it with a donated one, a pioneering move.
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The article doesn't seem to address whether his voice is different than it was, but I'm guessing it is. But it does say:
And just as Lott had assured him, Kedian retained his beloved Boston accent.
Which makes sense because an accent would be in the brain not in the voice box.