Two men die from cancer they caught from someone else

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  1. Chinatown

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    California man dies after catching CANCER from someone else
    11 hours ago · A man who underwent a liver transplant to save his life died less than a year later from cancer he caught from his donor. The unnamed patient, 41, from California, had a chronic liver disease and ...

     
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  3. tscottme

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    If you are a cancer survivor and an organ donor you may ultimately donate very few organs for this very reason. I had a family member where this happened. IIRC only the organ donor's corneas were used due to the donor's cancer.
     
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  4. 201

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    I think there's a lesson to be learned here,,,:evil3:,,,sadly, those guys were screwed to begin with:hello2:
     
  5. cuzzin it

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    Unfortunately organs from dead donors need to be taken as soon as possible. And autopsies happen days after.
     
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