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Cancer Risk Doubles After Organ Transplant, Study Finds
But benefits still far outweigh the risk, say experts
November 1, 2011 RSS Feed Print
By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Organ transplant recipients in the United States double their risk of developing cancer compared to the general population. And that risk is elevated for 32 different types of cancer, according to new research.
In any given year, however, the risk of developing cancer after a transplant is just 0.7 percent. And experts say the benefits of transplantation far outweigh such risk...
Cancer Risk Doubles After Organ Transplant, Study Finds
But benefits still far outweigh the risk, say experts
November 1, 2011 RSS Feed Print
By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Organ transplant recipients in the United States double their risk of developing cancer compared to the general population. And that risk is elevated for 32 different types of cancer, according to new research.
In any given year, however, the risk of developing cancer after a transplant is just 0.7 percent. And experts say the benefits of transplantation far outweigh such risk...