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Can you have a kidney transplant while undergoing radiation treatment?
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See below: If you are undergoing radiation for treatment of a cancer, a kidney transplant is not feasable. Generally speaking a transplant center will not perform a kidney transplant on persons who are diagnosed with cancer and within 2-5 years after having a cancer treated and going into remmission. These decisions are at the discretion of individual transplant centers.
Answered 6/24/2015
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Need specifics.: If you are receiving radiation treatments to treat a cancer, it would depend on the type of cancer, where it was located, and the success of it's treatment. You should discuss this with your transplant team.
Answered 5/25/2012
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