Would you rather die this afternoon or take the chance on being that one in 2000 ? We seem to be forgetting that all these people on a transplant list arlready have serious issues.
And the chances are that one or two of those would have gotten cancer anyway so the odds may be better than stated.
My reaction was to their implying that possibly 1 in 2,000 transplants could transmit cancer, then going on to say that this was incredibly safe and very low odds. It’s not very low odds, it’s actually pretty high odds.
For someone at death’s door needing a transplant, I’d imagine a roll of the dice is not a difficult decision to make, but it’s good to be honest about potential complications. This article is not honest about that.
My husband is a heart transplant recipient and was on the National transplant list for only fifteen days. Why so fast? he was in excellent health except for his rapidly failing heart, perfect weight, etc. He was an A1 rated recipient which meant he was a perfect candidate, excellent health, could withstand a transplant and would die without one.
People with serious underlying conditions, obesity, smokers etc do not get on transplant lists.