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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Cancer victim growing a new nose in his arm: Businessman who lost organ to disease hopes to have new one sewn on to his face

Cancer victim growing a new nose in his arm: Businessman who lost organ to disease hopes to have new one sewn on to his face | Mail Online: "A British businessman who lost his nose to cancer is growing a new one – in his arm.

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If all goes well it will eventually be removed and sewn on to his face, with experts at University College London hoping he will have feeling and a sense of smell.

The new nose, the first in the world to be grown from scratch, will also look just like the 56-year-old man’s old one – slightly crooked."

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