The Doctors Made Me a New Jaw From My Shoulder - with Ready Fitted Teeth ; (1) Goodhealth (2) Me and My Operation Osteosarcoma of the Jaw

Daily MailMarch 13, 2007

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CANCER of the bone affects a few hundred people in Britain each year.

When it attacks the face or skull, major surgery is required.

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The Doctors Made Me a New Jaw From My Shoulder - with Ready Fitted Teeth ; (1) Goodhealth (2) Me and My Operation Osteosarcoma of the Jaw

Retired businessman Barry Giles, 69, from Ascot, Berkshire, had two-thirds of his cancerous jawbone removed and replaced with part of his shoulder blade. At the same time - a surgical first - a replacement set of teeth was implanted. He tells MARTYN HALLE his story, while the surgeon explains the procedure.

THE PATIENT

THE FIRST time I noticed something wrong with my mouth was in July 2005 and I was visiting my son in New York. It hu...

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