Woman Develops Lung Cancer After Hospital Uses Smoker’s Lung In Transplant

[dixiegrrrrl]

We have previously seen tragic cases of cancerous organs being used for transplants. The latest transplant victim is Jennifer Wederell, 27, of Essex England, a woman
born with cystic fibrosis. She was given a lung transplant, but it appears the donor was a smoker. Wederell then died from lung cancer on August 24 — 16 months after received the diseased lung.

Wederell was never told that the donor was a smoker. She had been waiting for 18 months when she was told that the hospital was a match. She was never given a choice to wait longer for non-snoker donor. She was diagnosed within a year with lung cancer.

http://jonathanturley.org/2012/12/21/english-woman-develops-lung-cancer-after-hospital-uses-smokers-lung-in-transplant/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. That is just plain criminal.

No way should she have been given that lung. NO WAY.

I don't think this would happen here......I hope not, anyway.

[Curmudgeoness]

2. Why would the organ donation agencies even accept a lung from a smoker?

I do understand that most smokers do not have lung cancer, and I know that people on transplant lists are in dire need, but I cannot imagine using organs that are not in good shape (as a smoker's lung). This is a nightmare.

[mcworld]

3. 3d printers

I've heard that organs and tissues can now be created from 3D printing... maybe that's a better way to handle it so this kind of thing doesn't happen.