Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Howard For some reason I don't see my mail from this and other lists for days sometimes. I compleatly missed this reply. Thanks for the info. Thanks Javier > From: hlritter@bex.net> To: lug@leica-users.org> Subject: [Leica] Don't > Panic After All [OT]> Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 22:08:05 -0400> > Javier--> > > No contradiction here. Normal individuals don't "catch" cancer from > > other people with cancer because their immune systems destroy any > cancer > cells that might be passed, even if by a blood transfusion > (because the > immune system is triggered by foreign cell-surface > proteins [HLA > antigens] that tend to be much different between random > individuals, and > which are indeed specified by the cell's DNA).> > The unfortunate > recipients in this tragic case weren't "normal"--the > transplanted cancer > went wild because their immune systems had been > actively suppressed to > keep them from rejecting the transplanted > organs--and so weren't able to > reject the transplanted cancer cells > either. I'd hope that the immune > systems of the surviving recipients, > with the immunosuppressive drugs > discontinued, would be able to > eradicate the lymphoma.> > --howard> > (hematologist-oncologist by day,> dangerously delusional amateur Leicaman > by night)> > > On Apr 2, 2008, at 12:36 AM, Javier Perez wrote:> > >> > > Sorry for the OT> >> > For years I had speculated that cancer could be > spread from person > > to person.> > But everyone I spoke to said the > cancer would be killed off by the > > new host> > because it would have > foreign DNA.> >> > Well according to this article the thing can be spread > through organ > > transplants!> > > http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/01/eveningnews/ > > > main3987994.shtml> > > _________________________________________________________________> > Use > video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live > > Messenger.> > > > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_042008> > > _______________________________________________> > Leica Users Group.> > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information> > > > _______________________________________________> Leica Users Group.> See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _________________________________________________________________ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_042008