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A British woman defied doctors by speaking again, despite having 90 per cent of her tongue removed during surgery for stage-four cancer...
But in February this year, a large hole developed, which was so painful she couldnt eat, reported The Metro...
During the surgery, the doctors rebuilt the woman's tongue using tissue grafts from her arm...
The news outlet further reported that Gemma defied their prediction and managed to say 'hello' to her fiance and daughter when they came to visit just a few days after the surgery...
Surgeons removed 90 per cent of Gemmas tongue on March 6 at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, with tissue grafts taken from her arm to help rebuild it...
