TwiggyCan someone explain to me why, if one has liver cancer, it is not possible to get donated a new organ? I know nothing about medicine :(
because once spots appear on the liver its possible/probable that the cancer could spread somewhere else in the body. so you could replace the liver but it could appear somewhere else later.
also, i think that they're a bit hesitant to give someone with terminal cancer a new liver (that may or may not make him better) over someone else who is otherwise healthy. not to mention that liver transplant is not a small thing, its a pretty serious operation.