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Organ transplants: Hundreds helped by former cancer patients

Organ transplants: Hundreds helped by former cancer patients

Image copyright SPLHundreds of people in the UK have received an organ transplant from someone with a history of cancer, despite many believing you cannot donate if you have had the disease.Data obtained by the Press Association revealed that 272 organ donors across the UK in the past five years had a history of cancer.Their donations resulted in 675 people receiving a transplant.Eye donation is one key area where such donors have been able to help.


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Mural offers cancer patients therapy, fun in one stroke

Mural offers cancer patients therapy, fun in one stroke

Buy Photo Nancy O'Keefe, of Livonia, left, and Celeste McDermott, of Farmington Hills, enjoy their time together painting during the Paintfest America event for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers at the Karmanos Cancer Institute Friday in Detroit.(Photo: Max Ortiz / The Detroit News)Buy PhotoDetroit — An organization that promotes compassion through art brought a painting project to cancer patients and survivors Friday at Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.PaintFest America, hosted by the Foundation for Hospital Art, provided the cancer institute with the materials to paint three murals over 18 panels, as well as a special panel unique to Michigan thata includes the state bird (robin) and flower (apple blossom).The atmosphere was light and fun as people of different ages and stages of their journey came around a group of tables to paint.


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Candidate cancer drug suspected after death of three patients at an alternative medicine clinic

Candidate cancer drug suspected after death of three patients at an alternative medicine clinic

A new type of cancer drug developed at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, but not yet tested in clinical trials may have triggered the deaths of three patients who were undergoing an alternative cancer treatment by a nonmedical practitioner in Germany.Germany has many such practitioners, and the field is loosely regulated.The public prosecutor in Germany is now investigating whether the case constitutes involuntary manslaughter.The drug in question, 3-Bromopyruvate (3BP), has been hailed by some researchers as a potential breakthrough, but so far the only human data about its efficacy and safety are anecdotal.


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675 patients safely received organs in 'safe' transplants from cancer sufferers

675 patients safely received organs in 'safe' transplants from cancer sufferers

The figures dispel the myth that people with a history of cancer cannot donate organsHUNDREDS of people have safely received an organ donated by someone with a history of cancer, figures show.There were 272 donors in the past five years who had suffered from the disease, allowing 675 patients to receive transplants.Alamy 3 There were 272 donors in the past five years who had suffered from the diseaseThe figures, released by NHS Blood and Transplant, dispel the myth that people with cancer cannot donate organs.Guidance from the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs says: "Risks of cancer transmission must be balanced against the risks of dying without transplantation."Alamy 3 The figures dispel the myth that people with cancer cannot donate organsRELATED STORIES SICK ESCAPE PLAN EXPOSED ISIS thugs used 2,000 innocent people as 'human shields' as they fled Manbij, Syria GOLDEN GIRL Moment Team GB gold medal rower Helen Glover kisses TV presenter fiance Steve Backshall after victory STREET RACE TRAGEDY Celebrity Big Brother star Chloe Khan's 'secret husband' is a convicted killer UNMAKING A MURDERER Brendan Dassey of Netflix hit could be free in weeks after judge overturns conviction dead man talking Shocking moment man is interviewed by heartless TV reporter as he lies DYING by the roadside after accident HUNT FOR LEGOLAND PREDATOR Cops search for man who sexually assaulted two girls, 6, at Legoland playgroundThe body's Prof John Forsythe said: "Organs from deceased donors with some current and past cancers may be safely used.