 Washington's top news, WTOP. Facts matter. 824. A Massachusetts man can speak again after surgeons removed his cancerous voice box and replaced it with a donated one. It's only the third time this type of transplant has been attempted and the first time for a cancer patient. 59-year-old Marty Kedian received the transplanted larynx at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona as part of a new clinical trial and his voice is still a bit hoarse.