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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Cancer / January 2004Cancer and organ donation
Wondering if people dxed with cancer can be organ donors at death? Thanks. _________________________________ "Take a little 5FU, leucovorin and oxaliplatin for thy stomach's sake." -- 1 Timothy 5:33 (adapted) > Wondering if people dxed with cancer can be organ donors at death? > Thanks. I wouldn't think so. It's been 14 years since my leukemia was cured by bone marrow transplant, and I still can't donate blood.  SignatureTom McCune, Holland Patent, New York CLL Dx: 7/88, CHOP: 1989, Auto BMT: 1/90, Considered Cured: 10/99 My CLL Page: http://www.McCune.cc/CLL.htm "Tom McCune" > I wouldn't think so. It's been 14 years since my leukemia was cured by > bone marrow transplant, and I still can't donate blood. I used to donate blood every year. They stopped taking mine when I was dx'd with adenoid cystic carcinoma. Tom, It brought a little melancholy to my soul when I saw the words Holland Patent in your sig. I am in AZ and even with your cold there, I still miss 'home' (upstate NY). -- Take Care, Sharon Lane http://www.rare-cancer.org > Wondering if people dxed with cancer can be organ donors at death? > Thanks. We were told that Rob probably wouldn't ever be able to donate organs, as the beginning cancer cells are microscopic (at best) and can easily travel through the body. There would be no way to guarantee that the receiver might not receive the donor's cancer along with the organ. Needless to say, Rob was quite unhappy about that as he's always planned on donating his organs after death. Pam S. > > Wondering if people dxed with cancer can be organ donors at death? > > Thanks. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Pam S. For your same reasons (little cancer cells floating around in many persons before a diagnosis), it seems idiotic to me. And/or they should keep a separate donor registry for those willing to take the risk, as long as they are told which type of cancer (aggressivity) the person had. Stanbro on sci.med.diseases.cancer dug up 3 (I think) cases of acquired via transplant cancers. With marc's that makes four. When considering that hundreds of thousands of transplants occur throughout the world annually, the risk must be indeed low. Most people awaiting transplant(s), I suspect would be very willing to take the chance. People in poor countries sell their kidneys after simple bloodwork (probably to screen AIDS and some of the easier to diagnose illnesses). They don't even know if they have cancers or not. Yet, others pay big bucks to the marketer, not the donor, for their organs. J > Wondering if people dxed with cancer can be organ donors at death? > Thanks. > > _________________________________ > > "Take a little 5FU, leucovorin and oxaliplatin for thy stomach's sake." -- 1 Timothy 5:33 (adapted) This proves that the current medical thinking that brain tumors are isolated from the body as a whole is faulty. http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2003/06/27/brain_tumor_linked_to_liver_tra nsplant.htm Marc Someday in the distant future, archeologists digging thru the ruins of alt.support.cancer will discover that Joe-46er <nobody@nospam.com> had this to say on 17 Jan 2004: > Wondering if people dxed with cancer can be organ donors at death? > Thanks. I've been told that I can still donate my eyes, but nothing else. Signatureofficially recognized SPEWS puppet ISO certification and everything just waiting for the union card I feel so honored My friends husband died from cancer and they took his corneas (sp). Rose |
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