Successful lung transplant in stage 4 lung cancer patient makes him cancer-free
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The 54-year-old patient who was a non-smoker used to work as a cement finisher where he developed the symptoms of cold which were later detected as stage 1 lung cancer which progressed to terminal stage 4 cancer because of delay in treatment due to Covid-19 surge.
"One of the biggest fears of performing a transplant on anyone who has cancer is the risk of recurrence after the transplant," said Dr. Bharat. "All transplant patients require medications to control their immune system, which has an immune-suppressive effect. The concern is that if you suppress someone's immune system and they have lingering cancer cells in the body, those will flare up very quickly."
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