Cancer common after liver transplantation
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who undergo liver transplantation, particularly children, are at increased risk for developing cancer, Finnish researchers report in the journal Liver Transplantation.
“On the basis of our data,” Dr. Fredrik Aberg, from the Helsinki University Central Hospital, and co-authors note, “1 of 6 liver transplant patients is estimated to develop some form of cancer by 20 years after transplantation.”