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Old 05-28-2010, 01:40 PM   #1
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Man dies of uterine cancer

Man dies of uterine cancer linked to transplant
Doctors doubted disease could spread to him through donated kidney

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NEW YORK - Vincent Liew waited five years for the kidney that was supposed to change his life. Instead, the organ ended it.

The kidney came from a woman who had uterine cancer, but she and doctors didn't know it. Once her disease was discovered after the transplant, Liew's doctors highly doubted it could spread to him.

But in seven months, Liew was killed by cancer that his autopsy linked to the transplant. His death, the subject of a medical malpractice trial in which closing arguments were scheduled for Thursday, is believed to be the only reported instance of uterine cancer apparently being transmitted by transplant, medical experts say.

The case has reignited questions about the sometimes hidden risks carried by transplanted organs, risks that transplant experts say they have worked to minimize but can't eliminate — but are worth taking for many patients.

Ben - The article continues at the SOURCE link above. The court case should provide some insight, but in the meantime, this does put a new perspective on organ transplants.
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Old 05-28-2010, 10:49 PM   #2
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Sue the bastards!!!!
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Old 05-29-2010, 03:18 AM   #3
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Would he have died any slower with a failing kidney?
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Old 05-29-2010, 03:25 AM   #4
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Hmm so which is more unlikely, the chances of getting uterine cancer transmitted through a transplant? or the chances of a man getting Uterine cancer on his own?
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