Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Donated Organs Spread Cancer to Four Recipients, Killing Two


The family of a 15-year-old Sag Harbor, Long Island boy thought they were helping him to live on by donating his organs to others.
Instead, the organs spread a rare undiagnosed cancer to the four transplant recipients who received them, according to a report from WCBSTV.com.
Alex Koehne passed away a year ago from lymphoma, but his parents were told he died from bacterial meningitis. Since then, two of the organ recipients have died and two others are battling the same disease, according to the report. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Rapid Bath For Pets