Do you think smokers should get lung transplants? Why or why not? State your pos

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Do you think smokers should get lung transplants? Why or why not? State your position and defend it with credible documentation, references.

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There are currently 1856 people waiting for a lung transplant in the U.S. (this # will probably change by the time you look it up for yourself). The median wait time for the years 2003-2004 for those in the age group 35-49 was 1059 DAYS.

Smoking damages the new lungs, putting the person at greater risk for lung infections, including bronchitis, emphysema and pneumonia. It also increases the risk of developing cancer. Cancer is the leading cause of death after transplantation and smoking dramatically increases the risk of developing lung and other cancers after lung transplant. Smoking diminishes the red blood cells' ability to carry oxygen, so less oxygen reaches the tissues and this decreases the person’s ability to heal. Smoking narrows blood vessels, especially those in the legs, arms, and heart. Smoking also increases the acid in the stomach which will delay or prevent the healing of any ulcers that may develop. Plus, all of these problems are more serious in individuals taking immunosuppressive medications.

Explanation / Answer

Smokers should not get lung transplants, however, the transplants as a law will be done for patients with end-stage lung damage and also they should be on the list of patients /waiting list and also have left smoking for at least six months. This is the law in the USA. interesting facts are that half of the transplants requests come from smokers.

References :

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/test_procedures/pulmonary/lung_transplantation_procedure_92,P07752/

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