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Donating a lung to someone who suffers with copd. what is the process involved?
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Very involved : It is a very big deal to donate a lung to someone. In fact, i don't think i've ever heard of a living lung donor. It's a big surgery, and you could lose more than half your lung function. Usually, lungs come from deceased donors.
Answered 8/26/2013
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