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Radio Cambridgeshire,1 min

Forty years since a transplant milestone

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Forty years-ago Europe鈥檚 first successful heart-lung transplant was performed at what is now Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge. Brenda Barber was 36 years-old when she underwent the pioneering operation and lived for a further 10 years. Professor John Wallwork, who led the operation, looks back on that day. (Photo: 91福利社)

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