Woman, 27, Dies of Lung Cancer After She’s Given Lungs of A Chain Smoker During Transplant
A 27-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis died of cancer after she was given the donor lungs of a smoker.
Jennifer Wederell, of Hawkwell, Essex, died at home in August – 16 months after the transplant at Harefield Hospital in London.
Colin Grannell said he believes his daughter would not have agreed to the transplant had she known the middle-aged donor was a heavy smoker.
The hospital has apologised for not giving her that choice.
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Categories: Health Tags: cystic fibrosis, lung cancer, Lung Transplant, UK
Queen of Disco, Donna Summer loses battle with lung cancer at 63.
Donna Summer famous for disco hits such as Last Dance, Hot Stuff, Love to Love you Baby, Radio, She works hard for the money; passed away today after a battle with lung cancer. She was 63. Read more…
Categories: People Tags: Bruce Sudano, Donna Summer, hot stuff, love to love you baby, lung cancer, people, Queen of Disco, she works hard for the money
