According to Agence France-Presse reported on the 24th, a patient with advanced lung cancer in Chicago underwent a "very rare" double lung transplant surgery in September last year, and now half a year has passed, and he has no signs of cancer on his body, and can even go to the fitness center without needing respiratory support. Doctors believe that this will give hope to others with advanced fatal diseases.
Albert Curry Source: Agence France-Presse
Albert Curry, now 54, reportedly never smokes. Before falling ill, he worked as a cement repairer in the city of Chicago. In early 2020, he felt back pain, sneezing, chills and coughing up blood.
Initially thought it was a sign of COVID-19, he was diagnosed with stage I lung cancer after visiting the hospital. However, due to the impact of the epidemic, he was unable to start treatment immediately.
In July 2020, his cancer progressed to stage 2, increasing to stages 3 and 4 despite several rounds of chemotherapy.
He was told that he had almost no chance of survival and had to wait for death.
By chance, Curry learned of a groundbreaking double lung transplant performed at Northwestern Medical Center in Chicago.
In 2020, Northwestern Medical Thoracic Surgery Director Ankent Ballater led a team that performed the first double lung transplant on a woman in her 20s who had COVID-19.
Albert Curry and attending physician Barrat Credit: AFP
In a statement, Ballater said, "Double lung transplants for lung cancer are extremely rare, with very few reported cases. "For patients with stage 4 cancer, lung transplantation is considered completely unworkable. But Curry's cancer cells didn't spread, only in the chest, and we believe we could clear all the cancer cells during the surgery and save his life. ”
On September 25 last year, Curry underwent a double lung transplant at Northwestern Medical Center in Chicago.
"It was an exciting night," Ballat said, "and the team had to clear trillions of cancer cells from his lungs in 6 hours." ”
Now, 6 months after the operation, Curry is feeling well in good health and has no signs of cancer.
"I haven't smiled in over a year, and now I can't stop smiling." Curry's life is full of hope...
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