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File on 4

File on 4

A podcast offering Radio 4's award winning, flagship investigative series File on 4.

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  • Transplant ops’ hidden risks 24 Nov 09

    Tue, 24 Nov 09

    Duration:
    38 mins

    A donor shortage means that organs from the elderly, drug users, heavy smokers, and cancer patients are being used for transplant. Gerry Northam investigates the risks associated with this practice and hears why surgeons say they have no option but to use these organs. And he asks if patients have a right to know anything about the organs they are to receive.

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