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Doctor, 30, receives UK's first prosthetic tongue following cancer treatment: 'People can understand me again'

Daily Mail Health · 8 October 2026 at 00:01

Doctor, 30, receives UK's first prosthetic tongue following cancer treatment: 'People can understand me again'

Dr Imogen Brooks was left despairing around three years ago after surgery left her without most of her tongue - and debilitating speech complications.

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Doctor, 30, receives UK's first prosthetic tongue following cancer treatment: 'People can understand me again'

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