A 2008 study of 230,000 transplants by the United Network for Organ Sharing discovered 64 instances - far less than 1% - in which cancer from the donor was passed to a recipient.
donor organNo time to check donor organ for cancer, UNOS spokesperson saysNYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News Mon, 05/17/2010 - 22:43
Older Kidney Patients May Die on Transplant Waitlist (CME/CE)MedPage Today Surgery Thu, 06/18/2009 - 15:00
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Nearly half of kidney transplant waitlist patients over age 60 are at risk to die before they receive a deceased-donor organ, researchers found. |
