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Breast transplanted to replace cancerous one in 'world first' operation - BBC

Last Updated: 28.06.2025 06:38

Breast transplanted to replace cancerous one in 'world first' operation - BBC

Nicola Purdie first had cancer when her elder child was a baby

Five months into a pregnancy for a much wanted second child in 2024, Nicola Purdie found a lump in her right breast.

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