Re: Transplant Lists and Cancer

[Guest guest]

Transplant requires immunosuppression and that can allow cancer to

come back in a big way. If you have had cancer and are 5 years

cancer-free it is considered a cure. But they will check very

carefully when it comes time to be listed.

When I was referred to the transplant team for biliary bypass surgery,

they were extra careful about checking a swollen lymph node in my

armpit and wanted a new mammogram. Fortunately it was due to a hangnail!

Do you know that the kidney problem is cancer, or are you just worried

at this point?

Martha (MA)

>

> Do any of you know how you are affected as far as a transplant list,

if you are told that you have kidney cancer but the tumor has already

been removed?

>

> I am not currently on a list and I don't have any problems related

to my liver but I'm worried about when it does come time to be listed.

Thanks.

>

> PSC '01

>

[Guest guest]

Transplant requires immunosuppression and that can allow cancer to

come back in a big way. If you have had cancer and are 5 years

cancer-free it is considered a cure. But they will check very

carefully when it comes time to be listed.

When I was referred to the transplant team for biliary bypass surgery,

they were extra careful about checking a swollen lymph node in my

armpit and wanted a new mammogram. Fortunately it was due to a hangnail!

Do you know that the kidney problem is cancer, or are you just worried

at this point?

Martha (MA)

>

> Do any of you know how you are affected as far as a transplant list,

if you are told that you have kidney cancer but the tumor has already

been removed?

>

> I am not currently on a list and I don't have any problems related

to my liver but I'm worried about when it does come time to be listed.

Thanks.

>

> PSC '01

>

[Guest guest]

Transplant requires immunosuppression and that can allow cancer to

come back in a big way. If you have had cancer and are 5 years

cancer-free it is considered a cure. But they will check very

carefully when it comes time to be listed.

When I was referred to the transplant team for biliary bypass surgery,

they were extra careful about checking a swollen lymph node in my

armpit and wanted a new mammogram. Fortunately it was due to a hangnail!

Do you know that the kidney problem is cancer, or are you just worried

at this point?

Martha (MA)

>

> Do any of you know how you are affected as far as a transplant list,

if you are told that you have kidney cancer but the tumor has already

been removed?

>

> I am not currently on a list and I don't have any problems related

to my liver but I'm worried about when it does come time to be listed.

Thanks.

>

> PSC '01

>

[Guest guest]

I am on my way down for a MRI right this second to see if by some slim chance it

clears me but it doesn't sound real likely. Say a prayer.

>>> " Martha " 4/12/2007 9:34 AM >>>

Transplant requires immunosuppression and that can allow cancer to

come back in a big way. If you have had cancer and are 5 years

cancer-free it is considered a cure. But they will check very

carefully when it comes time to be listed.

When I was referred to the transplant team for biliary bypass surgery,

they were extra careful about checking a swollen lymph node in my

armpit and wanted a new mammogram. Fortunately it was due to a hangnail!

Do you know that the kidney problem is cancer, or are you just worried

at this point?

Martha (MA)

>

> Do any of you know how you are affected as far as a transplant list,

if you are told that you have kidney cancer but the tumor has already

been removed?

>

> I am not currently on a list and I don't have any problems related

to my liver but I'm worried about when it does come time to be listed.

Thanks.

>

> PSC '01

>

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[Guest guest]

>

> Do any of you know how you are affected as far as a transplant list,

if you are told that you have kidney cancer but the tumor has already

been removed?

>

> I am not currently on a list and I don't have any problems related to

my liver but I'm worried about when it does come time to be listed.

Thanks.

>

> PSC '01

I beleive you have to be ten years cancer free from the time you go

into remission before they will consider you for a transplant..

Please correct me if Iam wrong.

Andi

[Guest guest]

Here in Australia you have to be 5 years cancer free before they will list

you, except for certain liver cancers, which have to be smaller than a

certain size or a combined size of several really small ones. There is a

measuring system, can't remember how big the limit is, but it's well

documented .

Penny (in Australia)

[Guest guest]

My experience with listing our patients for kidney transplants varies. Its

usually two years cancer free for our patients. I would discuss with both

the transplant center and your oncologist. He would need to clear you no

matter what before a center will clear you for transplant. Hope this helps.

April PSC 1993, Tx 2005

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