My husband had a kidney transplant in 1989. The new kidney was placed in his groin area. The old kidneys were left in place. He had his treatments in August & September of 2007. In March of 2008 a Pet Scan showed cancer on one of the old/native kidneys. He had the kidney with the tumor removed without any follow-up treatment as it was all contained. The doctors told him the cancers were unrelated - he was just unlucky enough to have two different kinds of cancer in the same year. Not really sure where his oral cancer came from - Doctors thought maybe a mix of his previous chewing (he never smoked) and the cyclosporine/neoral anti-rejection medicine. We were just so thankful his transplanted kidney made it through the treatments ok. But this is something to keep an eye on. Maybe there are others??
Wife Of Ted age 59 Non-smoker, dx 07/2007 cancer in tonsil cavity 40 rad tx Last rad 9/28/07 8 chemo weekly - Erbitux & Alimta dx 03/2008 native kidney tumor cancer 03/2008 kidney removed, 11/2013 Esophageal Dilation 12/2013 Aspiration Pneumonia 01/2014 Aspiration Pneumonia 01/2014 - G Tube - Nothing more by mouth 05/2014 - Aspiration Pneumonia & Sepsis 05/2014 & 06/2014 - Esophageal Dilation 06/2014 - Aspiration Pneumonia 08/2014 - 30 HBO Dives 10/2014 - All teeth extracted |