Rare case sees four women develop cancer from donated organs

Rare case sees four women develop cancer from donated organs

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Science, Health Sciences, Biology

11th Grade - University

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The video discusses a case involving a 53-year-old organ donor with no known medical conditions. Despite initial tests showing no malignancy, breast cancer cells were later found in the lung, left kidney, and liver recipients, all traced back to the donor. Three recipients died after cancer metastasized, while one survived after removing the donated kidney and stopping immunosuppression drugs. The study suggests the donor had micrometastasis, small undetectable cancer cell groups that spread from the original site.

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What treatment did the surviving organ recipient undergo?

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What does the study suggest about the donor's cancer status?

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