Avery, Sarah,
Transplant Is His Only Hope to Live. Sarah Avery. - News & Observer, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 20, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Transplant Is His Only Hope to Live, Sept. 9, 2005; pp. A1.
"Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes mucus in the lungs to grow sticky and clog the airways. It also causes other organs to fail, and often leads to death before age 40. Of about 900 lung transplants performed annually in the United States, 120 to 150 are performed in people with cystic fibrosis, according to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a national support group that raises money for research." (NEWS & OBSERVER) This article describes cystic fibrosis and discusses the case of one patient and his efforts to get a lung transplant.
1522-323X;
Cystic fibrosis
Genetic disorders
Lungs--Transplantation
Medicaid
Transplantation of organs
North Carolina
AC1.S5
050
Transplant Is His Only Hope to Live. Sarah Avery. - News & Observer, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 20, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Transplant Is His Only Hope to Live, Sept. 9, 2005; pp. A1.
"Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes mucus in the lungs to grow sticky and clog the airways. It also causes other organs to fail, and often leads to death before age 40. Of about 900 lung transplants performed annually in the United States, 120 to 150 are performed in people with cystic fibrosis, according to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a national support group that raises money for research." (NEWS & OBSERVER) This article describes cystic fibrosis and discusses the case of one patient and his efforts to get a lung transplant.
1522-323X;
Cystic fibrosis
Genetic disorders
Lungs--Transplantation
Medicaid
Transplantation of organs
North Carolina
AC1.S5
050