Recipients of organ transplants at increased risk for broad range of cancers, study finds

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 19:31 in Health & Medicine

Patients who have received a solid organ transplant, such as kidney, liver, heart or lung, have an overall cancer risk that is double that of the general population, with an increased risk for many different types of malignancies, according to a new study.

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