Study Lungs From Heavy Smokers OK for Transplant
Updated: 2013-01-30 00:30:56
: Health News Study : Lungs From Heavy Smokers OK for Transplant Print E-mail TUESDAY , Jan . 29 HealthDay News Lungs of heavy smokers can be donated safely for use in adult double-lung transplants , a new study . contends Researchers from Temple University in Philadelphia found that lungs from carefully selected donors who smoked at least a pack a day for more than 20 years may be used in certain transplant situations without affecting recipients' survival rates or deaths from lung . cancer The study authors said the use of lungs donated by heavy smokers could help more patients get the life-saving double-lung transplant they . need Our findings demonstrate that the current criteria for lung transplantation can potentially be revised to include donors with a heavy smoking history , Dr .