Liver Cancer
Liver cancer patients less likely to die on wait list than candidates without carcinomas
Published in Cancer Weekly, April 3rd, 2012
2012 APR 3 -- New research shows increasing disparity in mortality among candidates with and without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who are on the waiting list for liver transplantation. The study available in the April issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, found that liver cancer patients are less likely to die on the wait list than non-HCC candidates, prompting transplantation specialists to suggest a reevaluation of current allotment criteria for those with HCC.
In 2002, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) implemented the Model for End Stage...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2012-04-03)
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