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Friday, November 18, 2011

Cedars-Sinai Denying Transplant To Medical Marijuana Patient With Inoperable Liver Cancer

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Cedars-Sinai Denying Transplant To Medical Marijuana Patient With Inoperable Liver Cancer.

WE TRUST THAT OUR ORGAN & TISSUE DONATION BLOG READERS ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE TO RECOGNIZE HOW BOGUS STORIES SUCH AS THIS ARE AND THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO POST THE ENTIRE STORY.  

THE STORY HEADLINES SHOULD SUFFICE TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS IRRESPONSIBLE REPORTING. LET'S CUT TO THE CHASE. . . . THE LIVER CANCER IS INOPERABLE!  THEREFORE A LIVER TRANSPLANT MAY NOT BE THE APPROPRIATE THERAPY.  IN ADDITION, IF THE PATIENT IS TRANSPLANTED THE CANCER WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY BECAUSE OF THE IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS THAT IS REQUIRE PROTECT THE GRAFT FROM REJECTING. FINALLY, MARIJUANA IS AN ADDICTIVE DRUG AND AS SUCH ALL POTENTIAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS MUST NOT USE DRUG OR ALCOHOL.  SOME TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS HAVE THE PATIENT SIGN A CONTRACT; SUBJECT THE POTENTIAL RECIPIENT TO RANDOM DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING.


TRANSPLANTABLE ORGANS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY AND SHOULD GO TO PATIENTS WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PRECIOUS GIFT.

WILL YOU ALL PLEASE WRITE TO THE HIGH BOLDTAGE FOLKS AND TELL THEM THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THEIR FACTS CORRECT ....ASK THEM TO GO SMOKE ONE AND CHILL......
THANK YOU!

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